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'Japanese First' party shakes up election with alarm over foreigners
An upstart party is gaining support ahead of elections in Japan by railing against a 'silent invasion' of immigrants, pushing ...
Will Japan see a new PM soon? Polls suggest Ishiba unlikely to pass this week’s election test
The recent surveys indicate that the LDP and the smaller Komeito party’s coalition could lose popular support and the upper ...
Japan Ruling Party Support Plunges Ahead of National Election in NHK Poll
TOKYO (Reuters) -The approval rate for Japan's ruling party was down to the lowest since its return to power in 2012, a poll ...
Polls suggest tough election for Japan PM Ishiba
New surveys indicate that his ruling coalition could lose its upper house majority. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Japan’s ‘rice minister’ is ruling party’s biggest election gamble
Shinjiro Koizumi’s reformist drive is testing the loyalty of Japan's rural population — the LDP’s most dependable voter bloc.
Japan a target of foreign election interference online, gov't says
Japan may be a target of disinformation by foreign actors to disrupt its elections, a government spokesman said Wednesday, as the cou ...
Japan bond yields hit multi-decade highs as fiscal fears mount ahead of election
Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since 2008 ahead of an upper house election.
Fitch analyst sees fiscal policy as main risk to Japan's credit rating
Fitch Ratings sees fiscal policy as the main risk to Japan's credit rating, its Japan sovereign analyst said on Wednesday, as ...
Polls suggest tough election ahead for Japan PM Ishiba
Surveys indicate his ruling coalition could lose its Upper House majority in elections this weekend. Read more at ...