Next month’s Upper House election will be held during a three-day holiday for the first time ever, prompting questions about whether the choice of date was politically motivated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/politics/election-date-holiday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #dpp

The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has decided to field former House of Councilors lawmaker Renho as a proportional representation candidate in the July 20 Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/politics/cdp-renho-upper-house-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #renho #2025upperhouseelection

The Liberal Democratic Party’s poor performance in Sunday’s Tokyo assembly election raises concerns within Japan’s biggest party as it heads into the Upper House election expected next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/politics/tokyo-assembly-election-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanseito #dpp #tokyometropolitanassembly #tokyo #2025tokyometropolitanassemblyelection #2025upperhouseelection