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SDP retains party status in Japan upper house race with anti-discrimination message
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) secured 2% of votes in the July 20 House of Councillors proportional representation bloc, ...
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Upper House election confirms inexorable decline of voting blocs
The listless performance of established parties such as the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito in Sunday’s Upper House ...
Double whammy for Japan: Decline of Ishiba’s LDP, and rise of far right
After back-to-back defeats in both houses—a historic first in 70 years for the Liberal Democratic Party—the latest Upper ...
Editorial: As Japan enters new multiparty ruling era, cooperation needed to avert dysfunction
Japanese politics has reached a major turning point. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito suffered a crushing ...
Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns: How will the next vice president be elected? Who will chair Rajya Sabha?
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s surprise resignation has sparked buzz about his successor. While there is no fixed deadline, the elections to fill the vacancy have to be held ‘as soon as possible’.
World markets are mixed and Japan’s shares dip after election leaves Ishiba’s future in doubt
World markets are mixed after U.S. stock indexes hit new records. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were little changed. Japan ...
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Parliament returns with a flurry of pomp and ceremony
MPs and senators have been sworn in as the 48th parliament gets under way with Labor beginning its second consecutive term in power with an expanded majority.