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Japan election: what you need to know

(Reuters) - Japanese voters went to the polls for a parliamentary election that may give the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) a surge of support . ....

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On Japan's farms, a weakening yen adds to slow-burning discontent

The yen's slide to a more than two-decade low this year has hit Japan's farmers hard, making the already high cost of imported feed, fuel and fertilizer even more difficult to afford. ....

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Japan election: what you need to know

(Reuters) - A strong showing by Japan's ruling party in upper house elections on Sunday would give Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a firmer grip on the f. ....

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On Japan's farms, a weakening yen adds to simmering discontent

Japanese farmer Kiyoharu Hirao has begun adding rice to the mix he gives his cattle so that he can stretch his money further as a plunging yen drives up the cost of imported corn used in animal feed.
That makes him worried about the quality of his prized wagyu beef and, along with other farmers facing similar hardship across the country, angry at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that once held an almost unshakable grip on rural Japan.
“I don’t know how much more people can take, myself included, since the price of feed and other products keeps going up,” the ....

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