Japan PM Fumio Kishida`s LDP defies expectations as ruling party keeps majority in parliamentary election
Fumio Kishida`s conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) emerged with fewer seats in the powerful lower house than it won in the last election in 2017. But the LDP maintained its single-party majority in a big victory for Kishida, who took power only a month ago.
Nov 01, 2021, 07:37 AM IST
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.
Jul 22, 2019, 07:00 AM IST
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.
Jul 21, 2019, 12:48 PM IST
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.
Oct 23, 2017, 06:48 AM IST
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.
Oct 16, 2016, 21:56 PM IST
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.
Jul 11, 2016, 16:04 PM IST
Japan votes in upper house election
The vote outcome is expected to become clear shortly after the polls close at 8:00 AM.
Jul 10, 2016, 05:07 AM IST
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.
Dec 14, 2014, 19:08 PM IST
