general election

VOX POPULI: Dark clouds spreading from Italy
Crowds gather at a political rally in Rome on Feb. 22 during Italy's general election campaign. (Hiroshi Ishida)
February 27, 2013
With its joyful melody, Symphony No. 4 in A major by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) has many fans. The opening of the symphony, named the "Italian," makes us think of the deep...
Nuclear energy wild card in Japan poll which...
Growing Japanese opposition to nuclear energy (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
August 04, 2012
Growing Japanese opposition to nuclear energy after the Fukushima disaster will be a wild card in a general election many expect within months, but politicians on both sides of ...
Hashimoto: Ishin no Kai will field candidates...
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto gives a lecture in Osaka on June 28. (Shinnosuke Ito)
June 29, 2012
Powerful Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said it's go time and that his Osaka Ishin no Kai party will field candidates all across the country in the next Lower House election.
Ishihara makes bid for support at Hashimoto’s...
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, left, shakes hands with Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara in Osaka on June 23. (Tetsuro Takehana)
June 25, 2012
OSAKA--With national politics in a state of chaos and prospects for a general election looming, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara sees an opportunity if he can join forces with...
Yuko Oshima reclaims top spot in AKB48 election
Yuko Oshima, right, who won the AKB48 general election this year, addresses the crowd as Atsuko Maeda, last year's winner, congratulates her at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on June 6. (Jun Kaneko)
June 07, 2012
This is a big election year in many parts of the world, and in Japan, one held on the night of June 6 at a jampacked Nippon Budokan in Tokyo was the talk of the town--and much...
EDITORIAL: LDP should stop being so pathetic
September 02, 2011
New Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda met with Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki and New Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi on Sept. 1 to seek their cooperation.
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