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Futenma question decisive factor for prefecture's voters

National / Politics | GAME OF NUMBERS Jul 11, 2013

Futenma question decisive factor for prefecture's voters

by Mizuho Aoki

Last in a series Scanning the sky earlier this month, Yumi Kuniyoshi, 52, notes it's a rare quiet day: no U.S. military aircraft are flying over her house in Urasoe, a small Okinawa city next to Ginowan, home of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Even ...

Pro-nuke LDP's candidate quiet on Ehime reactor restart bid

National / Politics | GAME OF NUMBERS Jul 10, 2013

Pro-nuke LDP's candidate quiet on Ehime reactor restart bid

by Eric Johnston

On the far western edge of Shikoku, Ehime's Sada Misaki Peninsula juts out into the Seto Inland Sea. It's a long sliver of land home to several species of hawk and several varieties of the prefecture's famous "mikan" oranges. It's also home to the Ikata ...

Tech-savvy candidates hope to reach young voters via online campaigns

National / Politics | GAME OF NUMBERS Jul 9, 2013

Tech-savvy candidates hope to reach young voters via online campaigns

by Ayako Mie

For Kan Suzuki, a tech-savvy Upper House member, the Internet is a powerful campaign tool that he can use to help him win a third term at a time when his party is facing so much adversity. Support for the former Keio University assistant professor ...

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Hashimoto: from third force to political farce?

National / Politics | GAME OF NUMBERS Jul 8, 2013

Hashimoto: from third force to political farce?

by Eric Johnston

Third in a series One year ago, Toru Hashimoto was the toast of the nation's media, with many predicting the outspoken Osaka mayor, who was then laying plans for a new national party, would become prime minister after the next Lower House election. Politicians ranging ...

National / Politics | GAME OF NUMBERS Jul 5, 2013

Poll may see end to divided Diet but what follows may be worrisome

by Tomohiro Osaki

Unlike the past two House of Councilors elections, in 2007 and 2010, that saw opposition forces win big against the ruling parties, this time around they look to take the hit.

Abe camp faces little true opposition, also little mandate

National / Politics | GAME OF NUMBERS Jul 4, 2013

Abe camp faces little true opposition, also little mandate

by Reiji Yoshida

As one expert has it, the July 21 Upper House poll looks to be a cakewalk for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc.

LDP spin team hammers voters with 'Abenomics' mantra

National / Politics | GAME OF NUMBERS Jul 4, 2013

LDP spin team hammers voters with 'Abenomics' mantra

by Ayako Mie

The Upper House election will be a test of the economic strategies being pursued by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's coalition government — or so says his ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Although Japan faces problems ranging from social welfare to history disputes and national security, the ...

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