Japan's House of Councillors election will likely be held on July 13, given the envisaged Jan. 21 start of a parliamentary session, administration officials said, in what would be the first nationwide ...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday refused to rule out the possibility he might call a lower house election to coincide with next summer's scheduled House of Councillors poll. If the ...
The House of Councillors pass bills that approve a series of legislative changes to improve political fund transparency on Dec. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's parliament ...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and ... these issues could prompt a change in prime minister before the House of Councillors election next year, Hamada warned. He further noted that the ...
Japan's Diet is made up of two chambers: the Upper House, or House of Councillors, and the Lower House, or the House of Representatives. In principle, legislation must be approved by both houses ...
Japan's parliament is set to approve Tuesday a series of legal changes aimed at restoring voter trust by abolishing "policy funds" that can be spent without disclosure and setting up a third-party ...
Japan's parliament, known as the National Diet, comprises the lower House of Representatives and an upper House of Councillors. Sunday's vote concerned the more powerful lower house, with an upper ...