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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 11, 2016
Election strengthens LDP as opposition flounders; Abe says talks to begin on constitutional revision
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was all smiles Sunday night after being asked to put flower symbols next to the names of his party’s numerous successful candidates, in a post-election appearance at Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016
In first election without Hashimoto, Osaka Ishin wins at least six seats in Kansai stronghold
Osaka Ishin no Kai won two of the Osaka district's four seats and another in neighboring Hyogo Prefecture, as well as at least two proportional seats, inching Prime Minister Shinzo Abe closer to the two-thirds majority needed for a referendum on constitutional revision.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016
Okinawan minister Shimajiri ousted from Upper House by former Ginowan mayor
In a setback for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, state minister for Okinawa affairs Aiko Shimajiri lost her Upper House seat to a challenger backed by the prefectural governor and a coalition of activists opposed to U.S. bases there.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016
As LDP set for election victory, policy chief Inada calls for changing pacifist Constitution
The Liberal Democratic Party's policy chief on Sunday called for changing the nation's pacifist Constitution after the ruling coalition won a landslide victory in the Upper House election.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016
Former interior minister Masuda to run for Tokyo governor on LDP ticket
Former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda on Sunday said in a statement sent to media outlets that he will run for Tokyo governor in the July 31 election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016
Voters grapple with economic, security, credibility concerns to make their choice
Voters cited concerns about the economy, security and the Constitution as they participated in the Upper House election on Sunday, with many saying they chose the conservative Liberal Democratic Party and the continuity it represents.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016
Numbers to keep an eye on in Upper House election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, along with junior coalition partner Komeito, aim to win a combined majority of the 121 seats up for grabs in an Upper House election Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016
Voting kicks off in Japan as Abe seeks Upper House supermajority
Voting began Sunday in an Upper House election that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has billed as a chance to pass judgment on his economic policies. Opposition parties, however, are focused on preventing a resounding victory for the prime minister that would allow him to take the next step toward revising...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 9, 2016
Complex funding rules keep electioneering in Japan risky and expensive
Considering how complicated electoral funding regulations are, it's no surprise that stories of candidates violating campaign rules are so common.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2016
Violence again convulses 2016 election campaign, testing Trump, Clinton
In the hours after a gunman shot 12 police officers in Dallas, killing five, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton abruptly canceled campaign events. Their Twitter accounts largely went quiet.
EDITORIALS
Jul 8, 2016
Social security and the election
The question of sustainability of the social security system will not go away when the Upper House race wraps up.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2016
Career park's mock election lets kids get into voting spirit
What about us kids?
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan’s legal system struggles to deal with AI-made child sexual abuse images
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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