Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was reelected today by both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. It is reported that Prime Minister will retain all the ministers he appointed at the previous cabinet reshuffle in August. He will be ...
Jakob Edberg, GR Japan President & CEO, presented our analysis and predictions on the upcoming lower house election at "IPF: 2017 General Election Special" on 17 October. His presentation is available as attached. Should you like to know further det...
Yukio Edano, deputy president of the Democratic Party (DP), today formed a new political party, "The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan". DP previously announced to join the Party of Hope, a new party formed by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, in ...
The House of Representatives was dissolved at the beginning of the Extraordinary Diet session today. Towards the general election held on 22 October, the ruling and opposition parties will go into a fierce battle for the house's 475 seats. The surp...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced to dissolve the House of Representatives on 28 September at a press conference held today. The general election will be officially announced on 10 October and held on 22 October. He revealed his new goal, which is ...