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Japan Election Campaigns Kick Off, PM Shigeru Ishiba Seeks To Retain Party's Majority
Japan Elections: Key issues include price rises, regional security, and disquiet over scandals in Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party.
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida To Step Down Amid Sinking Poll Ratings
Japan's unpopular Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to quit after announcing on Wednesday he will not seek re-election as party chief.
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Japan Opens Hotline For Male Sex Abuse Victims After Boyband Scandal
The Japanese government will set up a hotline for male victims of sexual abuse, a minister announced on Tuesday, as the country grapples with an abuse scandal at the biggest boyband agency.
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Japan Ex-PM Shinzo Faces Lawmakers On Scandal But Avoids Prosecution
Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe apologised to lawmakers on Friday over a scandal involving payments for supporters, a day after prosecutors said they would not indict him in the case.
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Japan Ex-PM Shinzo Abe Apologises, Corrects Parliament Statements On Funding Scandal
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday corrected statements he had made in parliament, apologising for what he said were mistakes regarding a political funding scandal that has also cast a pall over the current premier.
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Japan Minister Taro Aso Returns Year's Salary Over Scandal Involving PM Shinzo Abe
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso said Monday he was returning a year's salary after his ministry scrubbed public documents related to a cronyism scandal that has dogged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Japan Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Apologises After 'Sexy Private Yoga' Claims
The Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine on Wednesday reported that Education Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi visited a yoga studio in the hip Ebisu district in Tokyo using a state car, and took private lessons there.
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Shinzo Abe 'Not Involved' In Doctoring Documents Says Key Official
A Japanese official at the heart of a cronyism and cover-up scandal that has dented Shinzo Abe's popularity said Tuesday that the prime minister's office was not involved in falsifying documents.
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Pledges Constitution Change Amid Scandal
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Sunday to press on with his controversial move to amend Japan's pacifist constitution, undeterred by a political scandal that has dented his popularity.
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Tokyo Heads To Polls In Vote That Could Spell Trouble For Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Voters in the Japanese capital cast ballots today in an election that could spell trouble for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is suffering from slumping support because of a scandal over suspected favouritism for a friend doing business.
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Support For Japan's Shinzo Abe Falls Over Scandals: Poll
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's approval rating has fallen sharply, an opinion poll showed Monday, as scandals erode public confidence in a government now in its fifth year.
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Japan Minister Quits Over Graft Claims In Blow To PM
Japan's economy minister resigned Thursday over a corruption scandal, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he looks to build support for a massive trade deal and changes to the country's constitution.
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No Immediate Blacklisting of Louis Berger: Goa Minister
Goa PWD minister Sudin Dhavalikar on Tuesday ruled out immediate 'blacklisting' of consultancy firm Louis Berger indicted in an international bribery scandal, saying such a step would only be taken after the police probe is complete.
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Post Pension Data Leak, Japanese Government Seeks to Reassure Public
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government sought, today, to assure the Japanese public their pensions were not at risk after a big data leak, an incident with echoes of a scandal that helped oust Abe during his first term in office.
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Japanese Prime Minister Faces Questions Over Political Funding Breach
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has already lost three ministers to political funding scandals, faced questions today over claims that a branch of his ruling party received illegal donations.
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Japan Election Campaigns Kick Off, PM Shigeru Ishiba Seeks To Retain Party's Majority
Japan Elections: Key issues include price rises, regional security, and disquiet over scandals in Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party.
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida To Step Down Amid Sinking Poll Ratings
Japan's unpopular Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to quit after announcing on Wednesday he will not seek re-election as party chief.
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Japan Opens Hotline For Male Sex Abuse Victims After Boyband Scandal
The Japanese government will set up a hotline for male victims of sexual abuse, a minister announced on Tuesday, as the country grapples with an abuse scandal at the biggest boyband agency.
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Japan Ex-PM Shinzo Faces Lawmakers On Scandal But Avoids Prosecution
Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe apologised to lawmakers on Friday over a scandal involving payments for supporters, a day after prosecutors said they would not indict him in the case.
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Japan Ex-PM Shinzo Abe Apologises, Corrects Parliament Statements On Funding Scandal
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday corrected statements he had made in parliament, apologising for what he said were mistakes regarding a political funding scandal that has also cast a pall over the current premier.
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Japan Minister Taro Aso Returns Year's Salary Over Scandal Involving PM Shinzo Abe
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso said Monday he was returning a year's salary after his ministry scrubbed public documents related to a cronyism scandal that has dogged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Japan Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Apologises After 'Sexy Private Yoga' Claims
The Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine on Wednesday reported that Education Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi visited a yoga studio in the hip Ebisu district in Tokyo using a state car, and took private lessons there.
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Shinzo Abe 'Not Involved' In Doctoring Documents Says Key Official
A Japanese official at the heart of a cronyism and cover-up scandal that has dented Shinzo Abe's popularity said Tuesday that the prime minister's office was not involved in falsifying documents.
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Pledges Constitution Change Amid Scandal
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Sunday to press on with his controversial move to amend Japan's pacifist constitution, undeterred by a political scandal that has dented his popularity.
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Tokyo Heads To Polls In Vote That Could Spell Trouble For Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Voters in the Japanese capital cast ballots today in an election that could spell trouble for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is suffering from slumping support because of a scandal over suspected favouritism for a friend doing business.
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Support For Japan's Shinzo Abe Falls Over Scandals: Poll
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's approval rating has fallen sharply, an opinion poll showed Monday, as scandals erode public confidence in a government now in its fifth year.
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Japan Minister Quits Over Graft Claims In Blow To PM
Japan's economy minister resigned Thursday over a corruption scandal, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he looks to build support for a massive trade deal and changes to the country's constitution.
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No Immediate Blacklisting of Louis Berger: Goa Minister
Goa PWD minister Sudin Dhavalikar on Tuesday ruled out immediate 'blacklisting' of consultancy firm Louis Berger indicted in an international bribery scandal, saying such a step would only be taken after the police probe is complete.
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Post Pension Data Leak, Japanese Government Seeks to Reassure Public
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government sought, today, to assure the Japanese public their pensions were not at risk after a big data leak, an incident with echoes of a scandal that helped oust Abe during his first term in office.
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Japanese Prime Minister Faces Questions Over Political Funding Breach
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has already lost three ministers to political funding scandals, faced questions today over claims that a branch of his ruling party received illegal donations.
