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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...- Japan PM dissolves lower house for Oct. 31 national electionKishida said he is seeking the public's mandate for his policies after being elected prime minister by parliament only 10 days ago to repla...
- View: India will eagerly await the political transition in TokyoBefore stepping down, Suga did try to strengthen his political clout by overhauling top executive posts in LDP. The reshuffle involved gett...
- Japan Prime Minister Suga to back vaccine minister Kono to succeed himHours after Suga's announcement, broadcaster TBS reported, without citing sources, that Kono intended to run for head of the Liberal Democr...
- Japan's struggling PM Yoshihide Suga steps down, sets stage for new leaderSuga's abrupt resignation ended a rollercoaster week in which Suga pulled out all the stops to save his job, including suggestions he would...
- Japanese Trump supporters rally in Tokyo ahead of Joe Biden's inaugurationAbout 120 people joined the march in central Tokyo, with participants waving American and Japanese flags and holding banners claiming Trump...
- Ex-Japan PM Abe apologizes and corrects parliament statements over funding scandalAbe said he felt deeply responsible for making repeated false denials that his political funding group had subsidised cherry blossom viewin...
- Japan vows to bolster its missile deterrence capability after North Korean paradeNorth Korea, marking the 75th anniversary of its ruling party on Saturday, paraded a variety of weapons systems, unveiling what appeared to...
- View: The sad way Japan picked a Prime Minister highlights its systemic problemsThe constitution of the ruling party, Jiminto, or the LDP, commits it to being a liberal political organisation which advocates democracy a...
- Japan's PM Shinzo Abe resigns, clearing way for successorHe said his health is improving thanks to treatment and that he, as a lawmaker, will support his successor-to-be, Yoshihide Suga, from now ...
- Pound haunted by Brexit, yen looks to Abe successor voteAgainst the euro, it slid to 5 1/2-month low of 92.54 pence per euro and last stood at 92.47.
- 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 ...
- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, aka 'Super Mario', loses out on OlympicsAbe's humorous invitation to the next Olympics in Tokyo was a big hit among Brazilian fans, and to a worldwide television audience. It turn...
- What's next after Japan PM Shinzo Abe quits? Potential successors?The abrupt news that Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe is set to resign over a worsening health condition, set off a flurr...
- Yen jumps as Abe resignation sparks political uncertaintyThe yen is regarded as a safe-haven currency by virtue of Japan's status as the world's biggest creditor nation.
- Shinzo Abe prepares to step down even as his successors vie for Japan's top jobJapan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, was set to resign, national broadcaster NHK said, saying he wanted to avert problems fo...
- Japan PM Shinzo Abe to address health concerns in press conferenceQuestions about Abe's health have been swirling since he made a previously unannounced visit to hospital for medical checks on August 17, a...
- 2,887 days: Abe becomes Japan's longest-serving premierThe 65-year-old is also the second-longest-serving leader of the Group of Seven major economies behind only German Chancellor Angela Merkel...
- In grave blow for Abenomics, Japan PM Shinzo Abe delays consumption tax hikeThe premier said the levy hike, planned for 2017, would be pushed back by more than two years to late 2019, when he is likely no longer in ...
- Bush, Sarkozy fought fiercely at last G8: AbeJapan's then premier Shinzo Abe reminded that Bush and Sarkozy had "fierce" arguments at last year's G8 summit.
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