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The Japan Times<p>A number of prefectures in Kyushu operate a system of loaning badges to elected assembly members — but millions of yen's worth of the items remain unreturned. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/19/japan/politics/japan-local-assembly-badges/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/</span><span class="invisible">19/japan/politics/japan-local-assembly-badges/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kyushu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kyushu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2023localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2023localelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metals</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>House of Representatives lawmaker Mito Kakizawa has had his house and parliament office searched by Tokyo prosecutors over allegations of vote-buying in a mayoral election in April. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/14/japan/crime-legal/japan-vote-buying-lawmaker-raid/?utm_content=buffer3ec71&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/</span><span class="invisible">14/japan/crime-legal/japan-vote-buying-lawmaker-raid/?utm_content=buffer3ec71&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mitokakizawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mitokakizawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kotoward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kotoward</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yayoikimura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yayoikimura</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2023localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2023localelections</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Voting kicked off Sunday in key parliamentary by-elections — the first national contests since Prime Minister Fumio Kishida revamped his Cabinet last month in a bid to bolster his government. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/22/japan/politics/japan-by-elections-voting/?utm_content=buffer39a68&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/</span><span class="invisible">22/japan/politics/japan-by-elections-voting/?utm_content=buffer39a68&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2023localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2023localelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fumiokishida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fumiokishida</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagasaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nagasaki</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tokushima</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kochi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kochi</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A handful of small cities in Japan have managed to do what the rest of the country hasn’t: Elect women. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/28/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-town-women-politics-precedent/?utm_content=bufferee8c1&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=bufferapp.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/</span><span class="invisible">28/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-town-women-politics-precedent/?utm_content=bufferee8c1&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=bufferapp.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/womensissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womensissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hokkaido" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hokkaido</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2023localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2023localelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ebetsu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebetsu</span></a></p>
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