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ELECTION 2012

BUSINESS / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
Keidanren chief praises election results, calls for strong leadership
Kyodo The chief of the nation's largest business lobby on Monday welcomed the Liberal Democratic Party's landslide victory in the general election and called for strong leadership in rebuilding the economy, promoting free trade and other issues.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
Communists, SDP struggle to remain relevant
The Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party, two small but enduring opposition groups in the Diet, lost seats in Sunday's general election as several "third-force" groups emerged to challenge the status quo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
LDP charges back, vows to regain voter confidence
After winning more than two-thirds of the Lower House in Sunday's general election, the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito are set to launch a coalition government as early as next week, with hawkish LDP leader Shinzo Abe becoming prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
Women's ranks slip to 38 seats
The number of women elected to the Lower House on Sunday fell to 38 — or 7.9 percent of the 480 members — after setting record highs in the previous two races of 43 in 2005 and 54 in 2009.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
Inose wins landslide victory in Tokyo
Naoki Inose, a prizewinning writer turned Tokyo's deputy chief, won by a landslide in Sunday's gubernatorial election, garnering more than 4 million votes, the most ballots an individual has ever won, final returns showed Monday.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
Ozawa only DPJ defector to win district
Ichiro Ozawa, the former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan also known as "the destroyer," was the only one of the party's 71 defectors to win a single-seat district Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
Voter turnout plummeted to a record postwar low
Voter turnout Sunday set a new postwar low for Lower House elections, the government said Monday.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
DPJ blows chance to establish two-party rule
It took 54 years for the nation's politics to produce a viable opposition party, and 39 months for it to self-destruct after winning power, splintering prospects for an enduring policy-driven two-party system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
Nothing left for the election-gutted DPJ to do but rebuild
The drubbing taken by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Democratic Party of Japan on Sunday left it with just 57 seats and one option: to rebuild.
BUSINESS / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
Yen skids to 20-month low against dollar after LDP victory
The yen fell to its weakest level versus the dollar since April 2011 after Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party swept back to power in Sunday's election, giving him a chance to act on pledges of expanded fiscal and monetary stimulus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
Economy, split of antinuclear vote, aided LDP
The economy prevailed over nuclear power in the minds of voters in Sunday's general election, dealing a setback to antinuclear parties, including the newly established Nippon Mirai no To (Tomorrow Party of Japan) and the Social Democratic Party.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
North Korea, China pose diplomatic hurdles for Abe
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un entered his second year in power Monday, the first anniversary of the death of his father and longtime ruler Kim Jong Il.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
After bout of confusion, Nippon Ishin agrees to nominate Ishihara for prime minister
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) ironed out a fresh rift Monday by deciding to vote for party chief Shintaro Ishihara when the Diet nominates candidates for prime minister on Dec. 26, a senior party official said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
Torrent of support for LDP clears pipes for fiscal spigot
The magnitude of the Liberal Democratic Party's win in Sunday's general election smooths the path for fiscal stimulus in early 2013 as incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks to end the economy's contraction.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 17, 2012
Architects of DPJ effort accept blame for loss
The air was filled with doom at the Democratic Party of Japan's campaign center Sunday evening as the ruling party came to grips with its sobering defeat in the Lower House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 17, 2012
Inose cruises to victory in Tokyo governor's race
Naoki Inose, the prizewinning writer who became a Tokyo vice governor in 2007, was elected the capital's next governor Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 17, 2012
Zero nuclear goal looks vulnerable
The recently compiled energy strategy aimed at phasing out nuclear power by the 2030s is likely to be revised under the next government, expected to be led by the Liberal Democratic Party, which has been critical of the push to completely abandon atomic energy despite the Fukushima No. 1 reactor meltdowns last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 17, 2012
Loss of Niigata seat puts end to 'Tanaka Empire'
Former education minister Makiko Tanaka of the Democratic Party of Japan lost her seat in Niigata Prefecture in Sunday's general election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 17, 2012
Nippon Ishin falls short, readies for next race
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) picked up only 54 seats in the Lower House election, a far cry from the hundreds of seats party leaders had hoped for.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 17, 2012
For Tokyo, Osaka voters, election revolved around economy
The multitude of parties and issues on the table Sunday made it difficult for voters to make up their minds, according to those who spoke with The Japan Times on the streets of Tokyo and Osaka.
Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Shikoku
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Japan on Wednesday. The area marked in red recorded a weak 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
Japan’s best and brightest designers set to shine in Milan
Adal’s Look into Nature brand, on show at Salon del Mobile 2024, rethinks "igusa" (Japanese rush grass), traditionally used for tatami, as a sustainable material for furniture.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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