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LDP set for big win in Sunday election-polls
2012-12-14 13:46
Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is on track for a stunning victory in Sunday's election.
Abe anxious to curry favor with US
2012-12-11 03:55
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe is evidently keen to curry favor with the United States ahead of the Dec 16 general election, which may see him become the nation's next prime minister.
LDP expected to win majority in general election
2012-12-06 11:29
Japan's main opposition party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is expected to hold more than half of seats in the House of Representatives, the latest polls showed.
Japan's general election campaign kicks off
2012-12-04 14:32
Campaign for Japan's House of Representatives election slated for Dec 16 kicked off Tuesday. Some 1,500 candidates from 12 parties are expected to run for the 480-seat Lower House.
Surveys show Japan's election race tightening
2012-12-04 04:08
Ichiro Ozawa, former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan and party defector, sent Yukiko Miyake to Chiba's fourth district to challenge Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda for a seat in the Dec 16 House of Representatives election.
Candidates debate China policy
2012-11-29 02:30
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda literally hit the stump while campaigning for a seat in his country's House of Representatives.
Japan opposition LDP remains election favorite
2012-11-26 11:06
Japan's opposition Liberal Democratic Party kept its clear lead ahead of a December election, opinion polls showed on Monday, with the hawkish Japan Restoration Party led by a nationalist ex-Tokyo governor placing second.
Japan political leaders gear up for election
2012-11-17 17:22
Japanese political party leaders on Saturday take to the street to promote their key policies, one day after the lower house of parliament was dissolved for Dec 16 general election.
Japanese LDP vows to win general election
2012-11-16 14:22
Shinzo Abe, the president of main Japanese opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Friday vowed to win the upcoming general election ahead the Diet dissolution, reported by the local media.
Japan to set course for Dec 16 election
2012-11-16 10:21
Japan is set to dissolve parliament's lower house on Friday for a Dec 16 election that is likely to return the Liberal Democratic Party to power.

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