As campaigning for the Upper House election moves into its final week, one poll shows that the ruling coalition could lose its majority in the chamber, which could lead to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/politics/upper-house-election-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #ldp #shigeruishiba #cdp #komeito #dpp #sanseito #nipponishin

The Bank of Japan could face political pressure to keep interest rates low as opposition parties favoring tax cuts and loose monetary policy are expected to gain influence after the July 20 Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/economy/boj-rate-hike-upper-house-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #ldp #consumptiontax #japaneseeconomy #inflation

Four Noto Peninsula assemblies sent a joint letter of protest to LDP lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho demanding his resignation for saying "it was lucky that the earthquake occurred in Noto." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/12/japan/ldp-lawmaker-noto-protest-letter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #notopeninsula #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #gaffes #ldp #wakayama

Liberal Democratic Party executive Hiroshi Moriyama and visiting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held talks in Osaka on Friday, apparently focusing on beef trade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/politics/moriyama-china-beef-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hiroshimoriyama #chinajapanrelations #osaka #food #ldp #trade

From Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba being ousted to a snap election for the Lower House, here are some of the most likely outcomes of the July 20 Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/politics/post-election-scenarios/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #diet #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #naotokan

https://www.europesays.com/2235484/ What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election #2025UpperHouseElection #CDP #diet #dpp #LDP #NaotoKan #NipponIshinNoKai #Politics #ShigeruIshiba

Political heavyweights from both ruling and opposition parties are crisscrossing the country in a final push to boost the standing of candidates in tight races in the July 20 Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/politics/election-campaign-trail/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #komeito #2025upperhouseelection

Major Japanese political parties are calling for boosting the country's defense capabilities in their campaigns for the July 20 House of Councilors election, but their views are mixed on increased defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/politics/japanese-parties-election-defense-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #defense #shigeruishiba #ldp #dpp

An alarming uptick in anti-immigrant rhetoric by parties ahead of the Upper House election is causing concern among foreign nationals in Japan, eight nongovernmental organizations warn. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/anti-immigrant-rhetoric-concern/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #diet #foreignworkers #expats #sanseito #ldp #dpp

The results of 32 constituencies each with one seat up for grabs are seen as being key to success in the July 20 Upper House election, with them making up about a quarter of the seats contested. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/upper-house-election-single-seat-districts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #ldp #cdp #sanseito

Political parties in Japan have pledged in their campaigning for the July 20 Upper House election to reduce social security premiums, which have been rising due to the aging population and higher prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/wages-election-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #wages #nursingcare #aging #dpp #ldp #cdp #nipponishinnokai #socialwelfare

Struggling with dwindling support, Nippon Ishin no Kai is finding itself in a make-or-break situation in its birthplace of Osaka Prefecture in the July 20 House of Councilors election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-election-osaka/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hirofumiyoshimura #nipponishinnokai #2025upperhouseelection #osaka #ldp #komeito #sanseito

https://www.europesays.com/2224717/ Foreign nationals’ presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll #2025UpperHouseElection #CDP #diet #dpp #HirofumiYoshimura #japan #Komeito #LDP #NipponIshinNoKai #sanseito #ShigeruIshiba #YoshihikoNoda #YuichiroTamaki

Ahead of the Upper House election, political parties have come up with proposed solutions to problems caused by a record number of foreign nationals in Japan to visit, work and invest in real estate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/japan/politics/foreign-politics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #yoshihikonoda #ldp #shigeruishiba #dpp #yuichirotamaki #nipponishinnokai #hirofumiyoshimura #sanseito #komeito #2025upperhouseelection #diet

For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices remain relatively high and stable. Now the country is preparing for a reversal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/rice-production-reversal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #agriculture #ldp #shigeruishiba #niigata #inflation

As Japan gears up for the July 20 Upper House election, there is a noticeable lack of debate among political parties about boosting the country's disaster resilience, with all sides striking a similar tone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/politics/disaster-management-upper-house/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #disasterpreparedness #ldp #komeito #cdp #dpp #nipponishin #2025upperhouseelection

Leaders of ruling and opposition parties took to the streets to canvass for votes on Friday as they entered full-fledged campaigning for the July 20 Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/politics/upper-house-campaigning-full/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #jcp #nipponishinnokai #komeito #cdp #dpp #2025upperhouseelection

The Upper House election is shaping up to be the most consequential in decades, with Prime Minister Ishiba’s future, the ruling coalition’s hold on power and the opposition’s viability all hanging in the balance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/04/japan/japans-upper-house-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #cdpj #yoshihikonoda #ldp #shigeruishiba #dpp #yuichirotamaki #komeito #2025upperhouseelections

Populist parties like the DPP and Nippon Ishin have gained attention by straddling establishment and opposition roles, but internal missteps and mixed strategy have kept them from becoming lasting alternatives https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/04/japan/japans-populist-parties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishida #dpp #nipponishin #cdp #ldp #komeito #sanseito #yuichirotamaki #2025upperhouseelection

The survival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government may be at stake in the upcoming July 20 Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/japan/politics/kickoff-election-campaign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #ldp #cdp #shigeruishiba #yoshihikonoda