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Japan's ex-Economic Security Minister Takaichi leads race for LDP presidency as country braces for leadership shiftSanae Takaichi is a leading candidate for president of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party. A recent poll shows her ahead of other contenders ...
'Trump Whisperer' ex-minister joins Japan PM raceToshimitsu Motegi, a former foreign minister known as the "Trump Whisperer," has entered the race to succeed Shigeru Ishiba as Japan's lead...
Let's explain how Japan will pick its next leaderJapan faces a leadership transition as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to resign amidst the LDP's loss of parliamentary majorities. Th...
Who could replace Ishiba as Japan's prime ministerJapan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will resign after his party’s election defeats, triggering a leadership race in the ruling LDP. The w...
Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba denies talk he will quit following election drubbingIf he does go, his departure less than a year after taking office will trigger a succession battle within the ruling Liberal Democratic Par...
Sanseito, the ‘Japanese first’ party that emerged through YouTube during Covid-19, deals big blow to Japan PM Ishiba’s coalitionIn a significant political shift, Prime Minister Ishiba's coalition lost its majority in Japan's upper house, marking the first such loss f...
Japan heads to polls in key test for Prime Minister Shigeru IshibaJapan held upper house elections amid rising prices and immigration concerns. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's party faced a tough challenge...
Japan's cabinet approves $140 billion stimulus package to spur growthThe stimulus lays out fiscal spending of 21.9 trillion yen ($140 billion) on measures to support sustained wage gains and cash handouts for...
Japan PM Ishiba survives parliament vote as Trump looms largeIshiba, who called the snap poll after taking office on Oct. 1, must now run a fragile minority government as protectionist Donald Trump re...
Japan PM warns 'today's Ukraine could be tomorrow's East Asia'Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba highlights concerns over East Asia's security and the country's low birth rate. Ishiba stresses t...
High living costs, Chinese aggression: Challenges for Japan's new PM Shigeru IshibaShigeru Ishiba has been confirmed as Japan's new prime minister by parliament. He now faces the challenge of addressing rising living costs...
Japan's Nikkei rises nearly 2%, defence stocks shine as Ishiba confirmed as PMJapan's Nikkei share index rises nearly 2%, driven by gains in defence stocks following Shigeru Ishiba's confirmation as prime minister. De...
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida steps down as planned before likely successor Ishiba takes officeJapan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Cabinet have resigned to make way for Shigeru Ishiba, who is set to become the new Prime Minis...
Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's ex-defence minister, set to become next prime ministerVeteran lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's next prime minister after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership...
Nine ruling party candidates in Japan vie to replace outgoing Prime MinisterNine candidates are vying to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Japan's ruling party election. Key contenders include a forme...
Japan's Suga wins party leadership race, headed for premiershipSuga, 71, who has said he would pursue Abe's key economic and foreign policies, won 377 votes out of 534 votes cast, and 535 possible votes...
In race to replace Japan's Shinzo Abe, loyalist Yoshihide Suga emerges as strong contenderWhile some other would-be successors have declared their intention to run, the 71-year-old Suga has said he doesn't want the job. But such ...