Taro Yamamoto Taro Yamamoto, leader of minor opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, is assured of

others--the Japanese Communist Party, the Social Democratic Party and Reiwa Shinsengumi--agreed on

In the survey carried out on Oct.... 4-5, the respondents were asked about how they were going to vote in the lower house election, with the official campaign period set to start on Oct.... For the proportional representation bloc, in which eligible voters pick a political party, 34% said they would like to vote for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party( LDP)....

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is seen speaking to a group of reporters about his decision not to run in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election, on Sept.... 18 said that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's decision to step down without running in the upcoming presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party( LDP) is" appropriate." The survey was conducted jointly by the Mainichi Shimbun and the Social Survey Research Center.... Prime minister Suga has stated that he is not

The National Diet building is seen in this file photo taken in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Sept.... 4 to choose Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's successor, sources said Tuesday as the race among hopefuls in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party heated up.... The winner of the LDP's leadership race on Sept....

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida announces his economic policy at the parliament building in Tokyo on Sept.... In late August, Kishida declared his bid for the Sept.... 29 race, which will effectively decide the next prime minister as the LDP controls the powerful lower house of parliament....

This file photo taken in May 2019 shows rescued felines up for adoption at a cat cafe in Saitama Prefecture.... In its election campaign pledges, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party vows to crack down on irresponsible animal dealers and facilitate the adoptions of cats and dogs rescued after being abandoned by their original owners while seeking to reduce the number of euthanized pets to zero.... The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan calls for increasing animal dealers'

The National Diet building is seen in this file photo taken in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Sept.... 19 and 20 coupled with its own coverage of the situation.... The research results have shown that 63 constituencies are likely to see close races, and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan( CDP) may significantly rack up seats if the situation in those constituencies turns in its favor....

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, gives a stump speech in Takeo, southwestern Japan on Oct.... Let us create a society that enables us to support each other." The campaigning began Tuesday, with around 1, 000 candidates vying for 465 seats in the House of Representatives, the more powerful lower house.... 31 general election will be the first to be held in four years, with voters set to deliver their verdict on the LDP-led government's performance....

The National Diet building is seen in this file photo taken in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Sept.... Such an outcome would likely see new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida claim a mandate to pursue his COVID-19 and economic policy, under which he has pledged to realize growth and redistribute wealth to the middle class.... The LDP is set to win at least 233 of the 465 seats in the powerful lower chamber of parliament, while it remains uncertain whether it can hold onto the 276 it had before the election