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Key Japan Opposition Party's Head Admits To Extra-Marital Affair
Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime minister on Monday, said a tabloid report about his extra-marital affair with a model was "basically true".
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Japan MP Leaves Party After Supporting Russia In War Against Ukraine
A pro-Russia Japanese lawmaker left his opposition party Tuesday after facing criticism for making a surprise visit to Moscow and declaring his support for Russia to win the war in Ukraine.
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Japan Amends Law For Streamlined Deportation Of Failed Asylum Seekers
Japan enacted an immigration law on Friday allowing the government to deport failed asylum seekers, despite pushback from opposition parties and rights groups.
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Video: Japan's Controversial Immigration Bill Discussion Nearly Descends Into Chaos
The mayhem went on for several minutes amid loud heckling from both opposition and majority lawmakers until the vote officially certified the approval of the bill.
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Election Results 2019: Xi Jinping Sends "Congratulations" To PM Modi As BJP Set For Massive Win
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) decimating the opposition and the BJP emerging as the single-largest party in the national election.
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South Korea, Japan Sign Controversial Intelligence Deal
Japan and South Korea signed a controversial agreement on Wednesday to share defence intelligence on North Korea, despite protests from opposition parties and activists in Seoul.
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New Opposition Party Launched In Japan Ahead Of Summer Election
Two Japanese opposition parties merged on Sunday to form a new grouping intended to put pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative ruling party before the upper house election this summer.
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Japan Extends Parliament Session as Shinzo Abe Seeks Security Reforms
Japan's parliament voted Monday to extend its current session by more than three months, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces strong opposition over plans to extend the military's role in the officially pacifist nation.
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Race Begins to Find New Leader for Battered Japan Opposition
Japan's battle-scarred main opposition party Wednesday began choosing a new leader as it seeks to recover from a disastrous showing in December's general election and from years of drift.
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Japan Opposition, Too Weak to Take Power, Aims to Dim Shinzo Abe's Lustre
Japan's main opposition party, its image still tarnished two years after losing power, isn't even pretending to have a shot at ousting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's coalition in a December 14 election. It does hope to give him a black eye, though.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh regrets several bills stuck due to 'impatient' opposition
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his great regret as PM was that several bills could not be passed due to the "obstructionist" and "impatient" attitude of the opposition.
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Conservative Liberal Democratic Party returns with landslide in Japan
Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in a landslide election victory on Sunday after three years in opposition, according to unofficial results, signaling a rightward shift in the government that could further heighten tensions with China, a key economic partner as well as rival.
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Japan opposition LDP set to win solid election majority: polls
Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) looks on course to win a surprisingly solid majority in a December 16 parliamentary election, media polls showed on Thursday, returning to power with a hawkish former premier at the helm.
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Nikkei hits 2-month high on hopes of easing after election
The Nikkei average climbed for a fourth day to a two-month high on Monday on growing expectations that Japan's main opposition party will win next month's election and step up pressure on the central bank to ease monetary policy.
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wins opposition party vote
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a party election on Wednesday to make him leader of Japan's main opposition group, a position that may put him in line to become premier at the next election.
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Key Japan Opposition Party's Head Admits To Extra-Marital Affair
Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime minister on Monday, said a tabloid report about his extra-marital affair with a model was "basically true".
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Japan MP Leaves Party After Supporting Russia In War Against Ukraine
A pro-Russia Japanese lawmaker left his opposition party Tuesday after facing criticism for making a surprise visit to Moscow and declaring his support for Russia to win the war in Ukraine.
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Japan Amends Law For Streamlined Deportation Of Failed Asylum Seekers
Japan enacted an immigration law on Friday allowing the government to deport failed asylum seekers, despite pushback from opposition parties and rights groups.
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Video: Japan's Controversial Immigration Bill Discussion Nearly Descends Into Chaos
The mayhem went on for several minutes amid loud heckling from both opposition and majority lawmakers until the vote officially certified the approval of the bill.
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Election Results 2019: Xi Jinping Sends "Congratulations" To PM Modi As BJP Set For Massive Win
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) decimating the opposition and the BJP emerging as the single-largest party in the national election.
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South Korea, Japan Sign Controversial Intelligence Deal
Japan and South Korea signed a controversial agreement on Wednesday to share defence intelligence on North Korea, despite protests from opposition parties and activists in Seoul.
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New Opposition Party Launched In Japan Ahead Of Summer Election
Two Japanese opposition parties merged on Sunday to form a new grouping intended to put pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative ruling party before the upper house election this summer.
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Japan Extends Parliament Session as Shinzo Abe Seeks Security Reforms
Japan's parliament voted Monday to extend its current session by more than three months, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces strong opposition over plans to extend the military's role in the officially pacifist nation.
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Race Begins to Find New Leader for Battered Japan Opposition
Japan's battle-scarred main opposition party Wednesday began choosing a new leader as it seeks to recover from a disastrous showing in December's general election and from years of drift.
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Japan Opposition, Too Weak to Take Power, Aims to Dim Shinzo Abe's Lustre
Japan's main opposition party, its image still tarnished two years after losing power, isn't even pretending to have a shot at ousting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's coalition in a December 14 election. It does hope to give him a black eye, though.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh regrets several bills stuck due to 'impatient' opposition
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his great regret as PM was that several bills could not be passed due to the "obstructionist" and "impatient" attitude of the opposition.
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Conservative Liberal Democratic Party returns with landslide in Japan
Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in a landslide election victory on Sunday after three years in opposition, according to unofficial results, signaling a rightward shift in the government that could further heighten tensions with China, a key economic partner as well as rival.
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Japan opposition LDP set to win solid election majority: polls
Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) looks on course to win a surprisingly solid majority in a December 16 parliamentary election, media polls showed on Thursday, returning to power with a hawkish former premier at the helm.
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Nikkei hits 2-month high on hopes of easing after election
The Nikkei average climbed for a fourth day to a two-month high on Monday on growing expectations that Japan's main opposition party will win next month's election and step up pressure on the central bank to ease monetary policy.
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wins opposition party vote
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a party election on Wednesday to make him leader of Japan's main opposition group, a position that may put him in line to become premier at the next election.
