Japan's Hyogo Prefectural Assembly factions shocked by reelection of ex-Gov. Saito
Factions in the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly are shocked by the Nov. 17 reelection of former Gov. Motohiko Saito, who was ...
Japan’s LDP Names Former Minister Yamagiwa as Chip Czar
Japan’s ruling party named Daishiro Yamagiwa as the new chairman of its group that promotes semiconductors, as it sets up a ...
Dollar Rally Stalls, Giving Yen Respite
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The yen got some much-needed respite on Tuesday as it steadied on the stronger side of 155 per dollar thanks to a pullback in the U.S. currency, which ran into profit-taking ...
The ‘super year’ of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves
Whether on the left or the right, sitting governments around the world have been drubbed this year by disgruntled voters.
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Japan’s Ruling Party Took a Heavy Blow From the Voters
The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan almost without a break since 1955, put up the second-worst result in its ...