Japan Elections

20 Sep 2018
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won comfortable re-election as leader of his ruling party today, setting him on course to become Japan's longest-serving premier and realize his dream of reforming the country's constitution.

23 Oct 2017
In 2006, at age 52, Shinzo Abe became Japan's youngest prime minister since World War-II.

23 Oct 2017
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner have won 312 out of 465 seats in the lower house of parliament, Diet.

23 Oct 2017
The polling phase in Japan's recently announced snap elections has started as parts of the country are being affected by Category-IV Typhoon Lan.

25 Sep 2017
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has announced snap elections and said parliament would be dissolved on Thursday.