Breaking News: Incumbent Liberal Democratic Party candidate Jun Mukaiyama confirmed elected in Hokkaido’s 8th district in House of Representatives election.

The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, established by the Constitution in 1789. It is composed of representatives elected from congressional districts based on state population, with its primary powers including initiating revenue bills and impeaching federal officials.

Hokkaido’s 8th district is a single-member constituency for Japan’s House of Representatives, established in 1994 as part of electoral reforms. Historically, it has been a competitive district, with its political representation shifting between major parties over the decades, and it covers parts of the Kamikawa Subprefecture, including the city of Asahikawa.

“LDP” most commonly refers to the **Liberal Democratic Party of Japan**, which is not a physical place but a major political institution. Founded in 1955, it has been the dominant ruling party in Japan for most of the post-war era, shaping the country’s modern political and economic landscape. Its history is central to understanding contemporary Japan’s governance, policies, and its period of rapid economic growth known as the “Japanese Miracle.”

The Centrist Reform Coalition is not a physical place or cultural site, but a political group. It was a coalition of centrist political parties in South Korea, formed in 2020 ahead of the legislative election, with the primary history and goal of consolidating moderate voters and challenging the dominance of the country’s two major conservative and liberal parties.