Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s big win on Sunday left the opposition camp dividing unequal shares of the political pie. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/japan/politics/election-opposition-parties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #dpp #sanseito #teammirai #2026lowerhouseelection

Japan's Lower House has grown younger, with the average age of election winners being 54.7 years old. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/japan/politics/japan-lower-house-election-winners-average-age/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #taroaso #nagisamuraki #ldp #jip #cra

After a crushing debut defeat, Japan’s Centrist Reform Alliance faces a long road back to relevance — starting with a change in leadership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/japan/politics/cra-long-recovery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection #cra #yoshihikonoda #diet

Female representation in the body has fallen by a notch to its second-highest level despite a record number of 313 women having run in Sunday’s election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/japan/politics/female-candidates-election-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #dpp #cra #2026lowerhouseelection

More than 40% of voters who responded to an exit poll during Sunday’s Lower House election want the coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party to continue to govern Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/japan/politics/exit-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #nipponishinnokai #ldp #socialmedia #sanaetakaichi #cra #dpp #ai

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Centrist Reform Alliance co-leaders Yoshihiko Noda and Tetsuo Saito on Sunday signaled their resolve to keep their fledgling party together following a devastating election defeat that could force their resignations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/japan/politics/cra-cdp-lose/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #cdp #komeito #yoshihikonoda #tetsuosaito #2026lowerhouseelection

The Liberal Democratic Party is on track for an overwhelming landslide victory in Japan’s Lower House election, NHK projections show. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/japan/politics/japan-2026-lower-house-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #sanaetakaichi #ldp #jip #yoshihikonoda #cra #dpp #sanseito #jcp #reiwashinsengumi #teammirai

Voters headed to the polls for a Lower House election seen as a referendum on the country’s leadership, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi saying she will step down if the ruling coalition fails to snag a majority. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/japan/politics/voters-head-to-polls/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cra #nipponishin

Momentum for political reform in Japan is faltering, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sidesteps the topic in her campaigning for Sunday's Lower House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/japan/politics/political-reform-stalls-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #diet #cra #2026lowerhouseelection

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is overwhelming her rivals in a battle to go viral on social media, according to an analysis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/japan/politics/takaichi-ldp-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #socialmedia #internet #2026lowerhouseelection #cra

The Liberal Democratic Party looks set for a huge win in Sunday’s Lower House election, with three media polls showing the party as likely to win well over half of the 465 seats up for grabs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/japan/politics/friday-polls/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cra #nipponishinnokai #2026lowerhouseelection

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has energized voters and strengthened the LDP ahead of a snap election, but her inexperience and ties to the Shinzo Abe faction pose risks for governance and public trust. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/02/06/takaichi-ldp-poised-for-big-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #sanaetakaichi #ldp #jip #cra #cdp #komeito #shinzoabe #shigeruishiba #upperhouse #lowerhouse #2026lowerhouseelection

The conservative grip is slipping in Fukui Prefecture ahead of Sunday's Lower House vote, following a recent gubernatorial election that left major fractures within the LDP. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/japan/politics/lower-house-election-fukui-conservatives/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #fukui #ldp #cra #sanseito

Former Prime Minister Taro Aso, vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Wednesday dismissed the party's past electoral cooperation with its former coalition partner, Komeito, as "nonsense." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/politics/japan-aso-blasts-komeito/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taroaso #ldp #komeito #cra #osaka

Despite little debate on the matter during campaigning, attention is being paid to the fact that parties in favor of constitutional changes may secure two-thirds of Lower House seats, making major revisions possible. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/politics/constitutional-revisions-key-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sdf #constitution #2026lowerhouseelection #nipponishinnokai #dpp #cra #jcp #reiwashinsengumi #sanaetakaichi

Several parties are taking a hard-line stance in relation to foreign residents in Japan ahead of the country’s general election, including by proposing population caps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/politics/foreigner-measures-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #expats #immigration #livinginjapan #nationality #foreignworkers #nipponishinnokai #sanseito #cra #2026lowerhouseelection

Ever since Japan’s Lower House election campaigning kicked off late last month, one question has lingered in the minds of many: Where will Komeito’s votes go? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/politics/reportage-hyogo-8-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #ldp #nipponishinnokai #hyogo #amagasaki #2026lowerhouseelection

The intense competition faced by Centrist Reform Alliance heavyweights in districts where they have enjoyed solid support for decades shows just how much of an uphill battle Sunday’s election is for the fledgling party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/politics/cra-veterans-tight-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yukioedano #ichiroozawa #junazumi #koichihagiuda #2026lowerhouseelection #cra

The new opposition centrist force that was supposed to upend Japan’s political calculus isn’t gaining any ground. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/04/japan/how-unpredictable-is-the-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #cdp #komeito #cra #dpp #sanseito #jip #china #us #indopacific #eastasia #senkakus #xijinping #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection #nipponishinnokai #diet