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
Team Mirai — a small, 9-month-old party — could win more seats in Sunday’s general election than its more established peers such as the Japanese Communist Party and Reiwa Shinsengumi, the results of a weekend poll show. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/politics/team-mirai-takahiro-anno/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #teammirai #takahiroanno #ai #2026lowerhouseelection
Some LDP officials are sounding out independent lawmakers about working together for a majority in the Upper House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/politics/independent-members-ldp-coalition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #teammirai #takahiroanno #komeito
An opposition push to abolish a provisional gasoline tax is the first test facing the minority government of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after it lost control of the Upper House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/politics/gas-tax-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #shigeruishiba #gas #diet #nipponishinnokai #dpp #reiwashinsengumi #sanseito #jcp #sdp #teammirai #cpj