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Japan polls deliver lowest postwar seat count for main opposition
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Japan's Centrist Reform Alliance won just 49 seats in the lower house election, the lowest for a main opposition party in the postwar era. The Liberal Democratic Party retained a dominant majority, continuing a pattern seen in previous elections, according to Kyodo News.
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Japan PM Takaichi expresses gratitude to PM Modi after decisive lower hous
Updated : 1 month ago IST
In a post on X, Prime Minister Takaichi, who led the coalition with her party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which won a two-thirds majority in the house, thanked Prime Minister Modi for his message and underscored her intent to continue close cooperation with India.
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Zelenskyy congratulate Japan PM Takaichi on election victory
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on the Liberal Democratic Party's victory in the elections to Japan's House of Representatives.
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Japan's LDP set to win two-thirds lower house majority, boosting PM Takaic
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is certain to secure a two-thirds majority in the lower house in the Japanese Parliament, the House of Representatives, following Sunday's snap election, delivering a significant boost to her policy agenda,
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PM Modi congratulates Japan's PM Takaichi as coalition projects historic w
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended warm congratulations to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi following her ruling coalition's projected historic victory in snap elections for Japan's lower house, the House of Representatives, emphasising that India-Japan ties remain vita
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Voting begins for Japan's general election, seen as referendum on Takaichi
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has set a relatively modest benchmark for success, saying its coalition with the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) is seeking a simple majority in the 465-seat House of Representatives. However, the ruling party is also aiming for a result that could a
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Rising prices dominate Japan election as voters seek cost-of-living relief
Updated : 1 month ago IST
According to the report, the election pits the Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi-led Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) coalition against the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, with inflation and affordability shaping voter sentiment nationwide.
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Japan PM Takaichi, political leaders seek mandate as parties make final pi
Updated : 1 month ago IST
As the general election for the lower house in Japan is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 8, the political leaders in the country are making their final appeals to voters on Saturday, which will determine whether the country's first woman Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, secures a m
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Japan PM Takaichi announces dissolution of lower house, calls snap electio
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The decision to dissolve the lower house was taken on Friday.
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Shooter of former Japan PM Shinzo Abe pleads guilty as high-profile trial
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tetsuya Yamagami, accused of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, pleaded guilty as his trial began in Nara. He said he acted out of anger toward the Unification Church, which he blamed for his family's financial ruin. The case has renewed scrutiny of political-relig
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Trump to hold first in-person talks with Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi during
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump will visit Japan for three days starting Monday to meet Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Emperor Naruhito. This marks his first trip in nearly six years. Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister, "sincerely welcomes" the visit, seen as a chance to strengthen t
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EAM Jaishankar congratulates Japan FM on his appointment, looks to advanci
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Jaishankar said India looked to advance Special Strategic and Global Partnership with Japan.
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