Underwhelming Tokyo result offers LDP a warning for general election
Many Tokyoites are voters without party affiliation, and their vote is often a reflection of broader public sentiment.
As Tokyo heads to the polls, it's shaping up to be a race for second place
While projections and public polls vary, the LDP is expected to win anywhere from 50 to 55 metropolitan assembly seats on Sunday.
Gov. Koike's stance may boost LDP in Tokyo assembly election
Analysts are suggesting Koike may be tempted to get closer to the LDP and Komeito as speculation swirls about her possible return to national politics
Shizuoka governor wins fourth term, beating LDP-backed candidate
Heita Kawakatsu's re-election will likely increase uncertainty over plans to run a high-speed maglev railway through his prefecture.
Any coalition with Japanese Communist Party would collapse quickly, CDP leader says
At the same time, Yukio Edano stressed that the CDP's reluctance to form a coalition with the JCP does not mean the two parties will not cooperate.
An opposition party executive expressed readiness on Sunday to submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga if the leader refuses to extend the current session of the Diet, even if the motion risks prompting a general election. If Suga rejects ...
Japan's LDP shelves LGBT bill for current Diet session due to conservative opposition
The decision was made amid difficulties in reaching a consensus among LDP lawmakers, with some conservative factions voicing strong objection to the bill.
Opposition lawmakers in Japan speaking out against holding Tokyo Games
"We need to be serious about considering options including canceling the events to protect the lives of the people," said Kenta Izumi of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
Parties divided over adding emergency clause to Japan's Constitution
Lawmakers called for debates to be held on amending the top law to include such a clause, at the first meeting of the Lower House Commission on the Constitution in this Diet session.
For Suga and LDP, worries build over Hiroshima poll in election year
A vote-buying scandal that forced the resignation of the previous representative has rocked the local political establishment and sparked voter anger.
