Japan PM Takaichi's party seen gaining lower house majority in election, Nikkei poll shows

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party is likely to increase seats and gain a majority in the ...

Japan party leaders clash on economy in 1st weekend of election campaign

Japan's ruling and opposition party leaders offered competing plans for the economy on Saturday, the first weekend after official cam ...

Party Chiefs Seek Support on 1st Weekend in Japan Lower House Race

Leaders of both Japan's ruling and opposition parties called for voters' support Saturday, the first weekend since the official campaign period for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election kicked ...

2026 POLLS: LDP Fund Scandal, Centrist Party Security Policy Rapped on Social Media

With the campaigning for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election kicking off in Japan, many social media users have turned their negative attention on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's politi ...

Party leaders cite main priorities before election campaign starts

Seven political party leaders spoke about “the one thing they want to appeal for the most” at a Jan. 26 debate ahead of ...
Malay Mail

Despite female PM, Japan’s gender gap in election candidates barely shifts — ruling party fields an even smaller share of women

The proportion of women running in Japan’s general election next month has barely advanced, reports said today, despite a ...
Nikkei Asia

Japan's LDP aim of single-party lower house majority in sight: Nikkei poll

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party could gain a majority of the 465 seats in the Feb. 8 lower house election, ...
Japan Today

Japan party leaders clash over consumption tax in debate ahead of election

Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties clashed Monday over issues ranging from consumption tax and diplomacy to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's decision to dissolve the House of Representatives ...