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Backers of the center-right Democratic Party for the People abandoned it for the populist right-wing Sanseito in the months leading up to Sunday’s Upper House election, an analysis of voter trends has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/23/japan/politics/dpp-sanseito-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanseito #dpp #2025upperhouseelection
The listless performance of established parties such as the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito in Sunday’s Upper House election has confirmed the relentless decline of voting blocs in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/politics/organizational-vote/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #dpp #2025upperhouseelection
A reduction of Japan's consumption tax is not a given even after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition lost its majority in the Upper House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/21/economy/election-tax-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #consumptiontax #taxes #ldp #japaneseeconomy #sanseito #dpp #cdp #yoshihikonoda #2025upperhouseelection #budgets #komeito
What happened in Sunday's election was nothing short of a substantial win for conservative politics in Japan — just not for the Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/21/japan/conservatives-election-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #dpp #sanseito
Early media reports are projecting the LDP and its coalition partner, Komeito, will lose their Upper House majority, a turn of events could lead to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation or more political gridlock. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/20/japan/politics/japan-upper-house-election-results/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #ldp #yoshihikonoda #cdp #dpp #sanseito
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