Editorials Apr 8, 2019
Voters cannot be expected to hold a strong interest in local elections — or even in local autonomy — if they are not given choices or chances to vote in the elections.
Editorials Apr 14, 2015
The opposition camp is failing to provide voters with a meaningful alternative to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc.
National / Politics Dec 23, 2014
Hashimoto quits Ishin leadership
by Reiji Yoshida
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto resigns as co-leader of Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) to focus on local elections in the spring, a move likely to further weaken the party's clout at the national level.
National / Politics Dec 23, 2014
Hashimoto to resign as co-leader of Ishin no To
by Reiji Yoshida
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto reportedly plans to resign as co-leader of Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) to focus on local elections in the spring, a move likely to further weaken the party's clout at the national level. Ishin no To Secretary-General Ichiro Matsui plans ...
National / Politics Jul 18, 2014
Recent votes suggest local dissatisfaction with LDP growing
by Eric Johnston
The conservative Liberal Democratic Party seems unassailable at the national level, but leader Shinzo Abe's actions are causing a backlash that could hurt the LDP in local elections.