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Japan 2022 Upper House elections
![Japan’s Ruling Coalition Expands Majority in Elections After Abe’s Assassination Japan’s Ruling Coalition Expands Majority in Elections After Abe’s Assassination](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-07-12-155133.jpg)
Japan’s Ruling Coalition Expands Majority in Elections After Abe’s Assassination
By Thisanka Siripala
The upper house election took on heightened significance in the wake of former Prime Minister Abe’s assassination.
![Japan in Shock After Fatal Shooting of Former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo Japan in Shock After Fatal Shooting of Former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-07-08-174506.jpg)
Japan in Shock After Fatal Shooting of Former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan is reeling after the assassination of its longest-serving leader while on the campaign trail for the upcoming election.
![Japan’s PM Kishida Faces a Crucial National Election Japan’s PM Kishida Faces a Crucial National Election](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-13-135013.jpg)
Japan’s PM Kishida Faces a Crucial National Election
By Purnendra Jain and Takeshi Kobayashi
Amid economic turmoil, how will Japan’s ruling bloc fare in upper house polls on July 10?
![The Struggles of the Nippon Ishin no Kai The Struggles of the Nippon Ishin no Kai](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-17-152933.jpg)
The Struggles of the Nippon Ishin no Kai
By Jio Kamata
The center-right populist party saw marked success in last year's election, but its support base remains limited at the national level.
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