Despite little debate on the matter during campaigning, attention is being paid to the fact that parties in favor of constitutional changes may secure two-thirds of Lower House seats, making major revisions possible. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/politics/constitutional-revisions-key-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sdf #constitution #2026lowerhouseelection #nipponishinnokai #dpp #cra #jcp #reiwashinsengumi #sanaetakaichi
Several parties are taking a hard-line stance in relation to foreign residents in Japan ahead of the country’s general election, including by proposing population caps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/politics/foreigner-measures-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #expats #immigration #livinginjapan #nationality #foreignworkers #nipponishinnokai #sanseito #cra #2026lowerhouseelection
Ever since Japan’s Lower House election campaigning kicked off late last month, one question has lingered in the minds of many: Where will Komeito’s votes go? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/politics/reportage-hyogo-8-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #ldp #nipponishinnokai #hyogo #amagasaki #2026lowerhouseelection
The new opposition centrist force that was supposed to upend Japan’s political calculus isn’t gaining any ground. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/04/japan/how-unpredictable-is-the-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #cdp #komeito #cra #dpp #sanseito #jip #china #us #indopacific #eastasia #senkakus #xijinping #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection #nipponishinnokai #diet
In the runup to Sunday's general election, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appears to be avoiding discussing a proposed reduction in the number of House of Representatives seats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/politics/lower-house-seats-cut-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #lowerhouse #2026lowerhouseelection #diet
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party could secure a two-thirds majority in the Feb. 8 Lower House election, according to an opinion poll conducted over the weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/japan/politics/opinion-polls-2026-elections/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cra #nipponishinnokai #2026lowerhouseelection
Japan's social media is abuzz with politics as users air their thoughts on topics ranging from money scandals, immigration and security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/31/japan/politics/lower-house-social-media-buzz/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cra #nipponishinnokai #dpp #sanseito #2026lowerhouseelection #socialmedia
A number of post-election scenarios are possible ahead of the Feb. 8 Lower House election, the outcome of which could alter the political landscape in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/japan/politics/scenarios-election-results/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #nipponishinnokai #cra #2026lowerhouseelection
Two opinion polls released this week suggest the Liberal Democratic Party may secure a standalone majority even without the aid of its junior coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, in the Feb. 8 Lower House vote. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/japan/politics/ldp-election-majority/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cra #2026lowerhouseelection #sanaetakaichi #nipponishinnokai #sanseito
The Japan Innovation Party hopes voters in the Feb. 8 Lower House election will see their being on the inside of government as a sign of strength, but the party has long had trouble expanding beyond its Osaka base. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #hirofumiyoshimura #osaka #seijimaehara #fumitakefujita #2026lowerhouseelection
As Japan heads into another general election, it is becoming increasingly uncertain whether conservative voters will make a return to the Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/japan/politics/conservative-voters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cra #sanseito #nipponishinnokai #dpp #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection #soheikamiya #fumitakefujita
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has fended off criticism over her goals for Japan’s Feb. 8 snap election, arguing that the ruling coalition’s razor-thin majority in the Lower House made it difficult to pass bills. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/politics/jnpc-debate-takaichi-noda/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cra #nipponishinnokai #komeito #cdp #sanaetakaichi #yoshihikonoda #2026lowerhouseelection
The leaders of the ruling LDP and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are expected to jointly deliver their first campaign speeches for the Feb. 8 Lower House election, in Tokyo on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/24/japan/politics/ldp-jip-campaign-speeches-tuesday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #hirofumiyoshimura #ldp #nipponishinnokai #2026lowerhouseelection #diet
With the dissolution of the Lower House, candidates have just 16 days until the Feb. 8 snap election to get their message out during what could be a snowy season in certain parts of the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/politics/diet-dissolves/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection #ldp #nipponishinnokai #cra
The opposition Democratic Party for the People vowed to increase people's take-home pay as part of its pledges for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/politics/dpp-election-pledges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #dpp #ldp #nipponishinnokai #cra #2026lowerhouseelection
The Japan Innovation Party is touting itself as the axle of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration — and not its brake — as it unveils its manifesto to woo supporters of her Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/politics/jip-manifesto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #nipponishinnokai #sanaetakaichi #ldp #fumitakefujita #osaka
The Centrist Reform Alliance, Japan's new political party, will start with over 160 House of Representatives lawmakers and is set to hold its inaugural meeting on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/politics/cra-160-members/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #nipponishinnokai #ldp #dpp #komeito #sanaetakaichi
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura resigned Friday morning to call a snap gubernatorial and mayoral election in the hope of winning local support for a third referendum on merging the city’s wards. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/politics/osaka-referendum/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #osaka #nipponishinnokai #hirofumiyoshimura
The Liberal Democratic Party and Japan Innovation Party won’t coordinate candidates in a snap election — an unusual and potentially risky move for the coalition partners as they seek to expand their seat count. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/15/japan/politics/ldp-jip-election-competition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #komeito
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is believed to be eyeing a snap election as early as next month, with the co-leader of the LDP's ruling coalition partner saying her thinking on the matter had "shifted to a new stage." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/11/japan/politics/japan-takaichi-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #nipponishinnokai #diet #lowerhouse #dpp #chinajapanrelations #jip #osakaishinnokai