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NHK Party head Tachibana targets Black and Muslim groups in Japan as 'scary'
House of Councillors election candidate Takashi Tachibana, leader of the political group NHK Party, made xenophobic remarks ...
Japan's ruling bloc not yet assured of upper house majority: poll
Japan's ruling coalition is locked in a fierce battle with the opposition to secure a majority in the House of Councillors in the Jul ...
Japan's House of Councillors election system
Lawmakers in the upper house of the country's bicameral legislature serve six-year terms. Elections are held every three ...
Japan's rice policy, not just prices, a key issue in upper house election
As the campaign period for the House of Councillors election has officially kicked off, recent issues surrounding rice -- ...
Japan's minority government faces a tough test in the upper house election
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...
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Japan’s Ishiba Skates on Thin Political Ice
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election was a critical test for Ishiba’s leadership and his party, and the LDP failed it.
Eight political leaders go head-to-head in debate ahead of Japan’s upper house election
Eight leaders from Japan's main political parties engaged in heated debate on Wednesday, ahead of elections in the country's ...
Leading Academic C Raj Kumar, Abhishek Singhvi Address Members Of Japanese Parliament
C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), addressed members of the Japanese ...
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Vietnam and Japan ink parliamentary cooperation agreement
He affirmed the Japanese House of Councillors’ commitment to contributing actively to the development of bilateral relations. Both leaders expressed delight at the significant and substantive progress ...