Yukihiko Akutsu, a Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker, was chosen hours later to replace the chair in an ...

According to Tokyo's Election Administration Commission, overall voter turnout was 42.39 pct in the previous metropolitan assembly election in 2021. By age group, turnout exceeded 50 pct among people ...

The Liberal Democratic Party is the most popular party in the upcoming Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, according to a ...

Local authorities in Tokyo are ramping up efforts to raise voter turnout ahead of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election on ...

A new survey shows that it is still hard for women in Japan to take part in politics. Many women feel worried about their ...

TOKYO -- Japan is entering another busy season of annual general meetings, with a record number of shareholder proposals, ...

A record high of 99 women have filed their candidacies in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election slated for June 22, ...

A planned trial run for displaying Japanese political advertisements on convenience stores' electronic signage screens has been canceled, an association promoting the digitalization of election ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun and three other media companies belonging to the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association will partner to fact-check election-related information online. The three other ...

Social media has rapidly become a force in Japanese politics—shaping public opinion and tipping the scales in national and local elections around Japan. What does this mean for political engagement, ...