Full coverage of Japan general election 2021
2 opposition parties may have shared many votes in Japan election due to name mix-up
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) and another opposition force Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) may have ended Full article
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Opinion: Japan general election shows party politics is no zero-sum game
(2021/11/5)
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44% of Japan's election winners want doc tampering scandal further probed: poll
(2021/11/5)
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Hashtag calling for Japan main opposition leader Edano not to quit trends on Twitter
(2021/11/3)
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77% of general election winners in favor of amending Japan's Constitution: survey
(2021/11/2)
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Explainer: What election outcome means for new Japan PM
(2021/11/2)
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What's behind Japan Innovation Party's major breakthrough in general election?
(2021/11/2)
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Editorial: Humble politics needed from Japan PM after LDP wins single-party majority
(2021/11/1)
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Japan election results expose lack of voter confidence across political spectrum
(2021/11/1)
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Poor election results spark backlash against leader of Japan's main opposition party
(2021/11/1)
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News Navigator: How does vote counting work in Japan's elections?
(2021/11/1)
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Japan opposition leader Edano to reveal party's future on Nov. 2 after election losses
(2021/11/1)
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String of ex-LDP ministers, party heavyweights fall in Japan general election
(2021/11/1)
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Japan's Kishida wins mandate, though economic agenda unclear
(2021/11/1)
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Japan's general election turnout estimated at 55.33%, above 2014's record low
(2021/11/1)
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Kiyomi Tsujimoto, deputy leader of Japan's main opposition party, loses lower house seat
(2021/11/1)
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Ex-PM Naoto Kan beats former subordinate in Japan general election
(2021/11/1)
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Minor opposition party leader Taro Yamamoto to win lower house seat for 1st time
(2021/11/1)
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Opposition newcomer beats ruling LDP's secretary-general in Japan election
(2021/11/1)
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Main opposition party leader Yukio Edano secures seat in Japan general election
(2021/11/1)
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12-yr-old boy votes on mother's behalf in Hokkaido slipup
(2021/11/1)
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Japan general election turnout estimated at 55.95%, above 2014's record low
(2021/11/1)
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Opposition forces' unified candidate beats long-serving Ishihara in Japan general election
(2021/11/1)
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In Photos: Japan's politicians react to results of 2021 general election
(2021/10/31)
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Ex-environment minister Koizumi secures seat in Japan general election
(2021/10/31)
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Newcomer Ryuichi Yoneyama scores Japan election victory over LDP ex-lawmaker in Niigata
(2021/10/31)
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Japan PM Kishida set to win seat in Hiroshima in general election
(2021/10/31)
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Ex-vaccine minister Kono secures seat in Japan general election
(2021/10/31)
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Opposition candidate Junya Ogawa defeats ex-digital minister in Japan general election
(2021/10/31)
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Ex-PM Suga projected to keep seat in Japan general election
(2021/10/31)
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Ex-PM Shinzo Abe projected winner in Yamaguchi No. 4 district in Japan election
(2021/10/31)
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Ex-PM Taro Aso secures seat in Japan lower house election
(2021/10/31)
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LDP-Komeito coalition projected to win lower house majority in Japan general election
(2021/10/31)
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'Long lines' trends on Japan Twitter as voters head to polls
(2021/10/31)
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Fate of LDP's single-party majority at stake in Japan general election
(2021/10/30)
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Japanese parliamentary elections crucial for new PM's rule
(2021/10/29)
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Brazilian school, foreign workers and children seek support ahead of Japan general election
(2021/10/29)
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Japan PM Kishida's use of charter flights to election rallies hints at desperation
(2021/10/29)
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Braille voters puzzled by Japan election candidates with same phonetic name
(2021/10/29)
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54% of election candidates in Japan oppose tighter restrictions on private rights: survey
(2021/10/27)
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Seeking equality, couple in Kyoto calls for legalization of same-sex marriage in Japan
(2021/10/26)
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46% of Japan election candidates call for future break from nuclear power: survey
(2021/10/26)
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Editorial: By-election loss for LDP hints at struggles to come for Japan PM Kishida
(2021/10/26)
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Japan election councils strive to ensure safe voting amid COVID ahead of nat'l poll
(2021/10/26)
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Editorial: Stop turning blind eye to Japan's accelerating depopulation in general election
(2021/10/25)
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PR panic: Posters for prefectural, nat'l elections switched up in Japan's Nara
(2021/10/25)
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Children's cafeteria in Japan urges gov't to address poverty and lack of support
(2021/10/23)
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Editorial: Clear vision for new gov't needed from Japan opposition forces' united front
(2021/10/22)
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Postal voting system for COVID-19 patients not so widespread ahead of Japan election
(2021/10/22)
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21% of Japan independent voters favor main opposition for party pick: poll
(2021/10/21)
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LDP likely to lose seats but retain majority with Komeito in Japan election
(2021/10/21)
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Editorial: Political parties need clear societal vision to lift lives of children in Japan
(2021/10/21)
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Overseas voter ballot delays also found in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward, neighboring city
(2021/10/20)
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Despite gender equality law, less than 18% of candidates in Japan election are women
(2021/10/20)
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Japan ruling party's wariness of separate surnames for spouses striking
(2021/10/20)
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Can former PM Shinzo Abe become Japanese politics' kingmaker?
(2021/10/19)
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Editorial: Japan's parties must face young people's worries to stop slide into voter apathy
(2021/10/19)
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Overseas Japanese voter ballots registered in Tokyo's Minato Ward may not make it in time
(2021/10/19)
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Political parties heat up over COVID, economy ahead of Japan general election
(2021/10/18)
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Fact Check: Rumors ex-PM Abe a major shareholder in Japan vote-counting machine firm false
(2021/10/18)
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Editorial: Japan parties must clarify roadmap for wealth distribution ahead of election
(2021/10/16)
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Facing the public: Can a good poster ensure electoral success in Japan?
(2021/10/16)
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Japan ex-PM Abe's constituency calls for probe into cut-price state land sale, other scandals
(2021/10/16)
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News Navigator: Who has authority to dissolve the House of Representatives in Japan?
(2021/10/14)
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Editorial: Japan opposition CDP must clearly show its election pledges are workable
(2021/10/14)
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Japan bureaucrat's criticism in mag about 'lavish spending' policies creates shock waves
(2021/10/13)
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Japanese Communist Party pledges to cut consumption tax, raise minimum wage ahead of poll
(2021/10/12)
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Editorial: How Japan's politics can bridge social, economic divide put to election test
(2021/10/11)
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Editorial: Japan PM Kishida's election call timing all about LDP's political convenience
(2021/10/6)
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41% willing to vote for ruling parties' candidates in Japan general election: Mainichi poll
(2021/10/6)
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Tokyoites First forms national political party to field candidates in lower house election
(2021/10/4)
