By television and other media, TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition secured Japan's upper house of in elections Sunday and will not reach the super-majority needed to propose constitutional revisions, according to vote counts.. ..…
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), its junior coalition partner Komeito and the conservative opposition Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party), won a combined 81 of the seats up for grabs this time, falling short of the 85 they needed to maintain a two-thirds majority in the 245-seat..…
By television and other media, TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition secured Japan's upper house of in elections Sunday, and it lost ground and will not reach the super-majority needed to propose constitutional revisions, according to vote counts.. ..…
The decision to leave the IWC was pushed by a small but powerful coalition of politicians and whaling industry leaders. . Despite the ban by the IWC in 1986, Japan has killed between 200 and 1,200 whales each year under an exemption to the ban allowing hunting for scientific purposes. . ..…
TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc won in upper house election on Sunday and his coalition and allies fell short of majority needed to begin revising the constitution, NHK said.. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, reacts at LDP headquarters Tokyo, Japan, July 21, 2019. ..…
According to ballots that have already been counted and the Mainichi Shimbun's coverage, among other information, it does not appear that political forces favoring constitutional revision, including the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), its junior coalition partner Komeito, and Nippon..…
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