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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2021
The trust gap between winning and losing sides in elections
A gap between the winning and losing sidesu2019 willingness to accept the outcome of a presidential contest is nothing new.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 3, 2019
Low voter turnout in Upper House election may reflect an indifference to democracy
In May 1993, general elections were held in Cambodia. Voter turnout was 89.56 percent.
EDITORIALS
Jul 24, 2019
Reverse the fall in voter turnout
Both the campaign for the Upper House election and its outcome need to be reviewed to learn what can be done to increase voter participation in future elections.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2019
In second-lowest figure since end of WWII, voter turnout in Japan's Upper House election falls below 50%
Voter turnout in Sunday's Upper House election fell short of the 50 percent threshold, topping out at 48.80 percent — the second lowest postwar total — the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2018
North Carolina Republicans open to new U.S. House seat vote if fraud is found
North Carolina Republican Party leaders said on Thursday they would be open to holding a new congressional election in a district roiled by fraud allegations if a state investigation finds enough evidence that the outcome of the race was affected.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 15, 2018
Trump's baseless voter fraud allegations seen marring U.S. faith in elections
More than a dozen times in the past seven days, President Donald Trump has alleged, contrary to evidence, that the recount of Florida's elections for governor and the U.S. Senate has been marred by fraud.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2018
Thousands in U.S. South may not be able to cast ballots in early voting as registrations surge, suppression is alleged
Thousands of voters in Tennessee were at risk of being blocked from casting regular ballots when early voting opened this week, as officials struggled to process a surge of new registrations ahead of Nov. 6 elections to determine control of the U.S. Congress.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 10, 2018
Singer Taylor Swift helps boost voter registrations after endorsing Democratic candidates
Pop music luminary Taylor Swift's decision to wade into electoral politics for the first time on Sunday has driven a spike in online voter registration, particularly among young people, according to the website Vote.org.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 9, 2018
Arizona election database targeted in 2016 by criminals, not Russia, official claims
A hack on an Arizona election database during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign was carried out by suspected criminal actors and not the Russian government, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 7, 2018
Democrats buoyed by Texas voter turnout in quest to retake U.S. House
After record-high early voter turnout, Democrats hope Texas' primary election on Tuesday will show that anger over U.S. President Donald Trump's policies could help them flip congressional seats from Republican control in November.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2018
Trump dumps election fraud panel after states snub voter data requests
President Donald Trump on Wednesday shut down a presidential commission charged with looking into allegations of electoral fraud during the 2016 election, after many states refused to provide it with data, the White House said.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 27, 2017
U.S. appeals court rejects challenge to panel seeking voter data in probe of Trump-alleged poll fraud
A U.S. appeals court in Washington on Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision to allow President Donald Trump's commission investigating voter fraud to request data on voter rolls from U.S. states.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2017
Election by the numbers: Four key figures to watch for Sunday's poll
As Sunday's Lower House election draws closer, the Liberal Democratic Party will be paying close attention to benchmarks that measure voter turnout, women's political representation and the number of seats that would make or break the ruling party. Here are the key numbers to watch:
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2017
Rights groups fear suppression as Trump creates panel to study voter fraud
President Donald Trump created a commission on Thursday to investigate voter fraud and suppression, the White House said, a move that follows Trump's unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud in the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 29, 2017
Voter apathy can threaten democracy
On April 17 the Asahi Shimbun reviewed the results of various local elections that had taken place the day before. The main story was not who got voted in or out, but whether or not anyone cared.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2017
Trump voter fraud probe called pretext for curbing minority access to polls
President Donald Trump's plans to investigate the possibility of voter fraud in the 2016 election could pave the way for tough voting rules including stringent ID requirements that Democrats and rights groups say would amount to a new assault on voting rights.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2016
U.S. voters see long lines, some polling glitches, harassment
Voters and civil rights groups reported long lines, isolated cases of malfunctioning equipment and some harassment at polling places in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, but fears of widespread violence at the polls did not materialize.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 30, 2016
FBI warns states against hackers after Illinois, Arizona voter registration database breach
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has found breaches in Illinois and Arizona's voter registration databases and is urging states to increase computer security ahead of the November presidential election, according to a U.S. official familiar with the probe.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 20, 2016
Diet OK looms on bill to rectify rules that currently would prevent some young people from voting
Ruling and opposition parties agreed Tuesday to pass a bill soon to enable people aged 18 or 19 to vote in the House of Councilors election this summer even if they change their address shortly before the election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 27, 2014
Concern for Japan's democratic process
Elections are the lifeblood of democracy. They represent an awesome empowerment — the right of citizens to peacefully overthrow their government and choose another.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world