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01 Nov 2021

PM Fumio Kishida`s LDP defies expectations in Japan's parliamentary election

The parliamentary poll results were at odds with expectations Initial exit polls suggested the LDP would need to rely on its junior coalition party for a majority A soft-spoken former banker, Kishida struggled to shake off an image that he lacks charisma

22 Jul 2019

Shinzo Abe secures majority in Japan election

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s ruling bloc won a solid majority in Japan`s upper house election on Sunday, but his coalition and its other allies fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to push ahead with revising the pacifist constitution, a projection by public broadcaster NHK showed.

21 Jul 2019

Pacifist constitution reform at stake as Japan goes to polls

Media surveys show Shinzo Abe`s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner on track to win more than half the 124 seats up for grabs in the election, possibly strengthening their majority in the chamber.

Tokyo stock index

23 Oct 2017

Tokyo stocks open higher after Abe`s big election win

The key Nikkei 225, which on Friday posted a 14th straight day of gains to match a record set in 1961, added 1.15 percent, or 246.51 points, to 21,704.15 in early trade.

16 Oct 2016

Anti-nuclear novice wins Japan election, blow to nuclear restarts

Ryuichi Yoneyama, 49, a doctor-lawyer who has never held office and is backed mostly by left-wing parties, won the race for governor of Niigata.

11 Jul 2016

After win, Abe calls for debate on Japan constitution

An emboldened Shinzo Abe called on Monday for debate on Japan's pacifist constitution, which he said it was his "duty" to revise after scoring a strong win in weekend elections.

09 Jul 2016

Japan votes in upper house election

The vote outcome is expected to become clear shortly after the polls close at 8:00 AM.

14 Dec 2014

Abe beats economic drum to refrain that 'Japan is back'

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s easy victory in Sunday`s general election marks another chapter in the career of a man who has enjoyed rare individual success in Japan`s consensus-driven politics.

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