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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 Ruling Party Group Eyes Ban On TikTok, Other Social Networking Apps
A group of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers plans to compile a proposal next month urging the government to ban social networking services such as TikTok if they are used for disinformation campaigns.
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Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe's Party Wins Election Days After His Assassination
In an election held just two days after the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-Komeito coalition secured 76 seats and retained the majority in the Upper House elections.
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Japan's Sanae Takaichi Announces Party Leadership Bid To Replace PM Suga
Sanae Takaichi has officially announced she would run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race to succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
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Shinzo Abe To Seek Fresh Term, Record Tenure As Japan Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe confirmed Sunday he would run in his ruling party's leadership election, putting him on track to become Japan's longest-serving premier and bolstering his dream of reforming the constitution.
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Defence Shift Could Be Excuse For Attack: Japan's PM Hopeful
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's defence policy shift to allow the military to fight abroad for the first time since 1945 could be used by militants as an excuse to attack Japan, a ruling party lawmaker who hopes one day to succeed Abe said today.
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Cartoon Capers: Japan PM Shinzo Abe Uses Offbeat PR Blitz to Rescue Ratings
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is using 'anime' cartoons, Internet chats and even an unusual show-and-tell TV appearance, complete with a mockup of burning buildings, in an effort to persuade wary voters that his bolder defence policy makes sense.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's Party Suffers 'Own Goal' in Security Debate
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party suffered an embarrassing potential setback this week when an expert it called to comment in parliament said legal changes to let troops defend an ally under attack would violate the constitution.
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Political Pressure Building on Japanese Media: Expert
An outspoken Japanese pundit who claims he was pulled off the air under pressure from the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday ruling lawmakers are exerting unusual pressure on the media.
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Shinzo Abe Re-Elected Easily Despite Low Turnout in Japan Polls
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won comfortable re-election Sunday in a snap poll he had billed as a referendum on his economic policies after early success faded into a recession.
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The Invisible Issue in Japan's Election: Women
When voters go to the polls on Sunday to elect Japan's powerful lower house of parliament, only one out of every six candidates will be a woman.
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Japan ruling-party panel to propose break-up of Fukushima operator: media
A Japanese ruling-party panel will recommend the break-up of Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) after shortcomings in the firm's handling of clean-up operations at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, Japanese media said on Wednesday.
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads for election victory amid policy concerns
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc looks set for a handsome upper house election win today, cementing his grip on power and setting the stage for Japan's first stable government since the charismatic Junichiro Koizumi left office in 2006.
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Japan announces election date, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe favourite to win again
Japan's government today confirmed the date of upper-house elections next month, with opinion polls tipping a big win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's party, clearing the way for him to push through much-needed economic reforms.
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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 Ruling Party Group Eyes Ban On TikTok, Other Social Networking Apps
A group of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers plans to compile a proposal next month urging the government to ban social networking services such as TikTok if they are used for disinformation campaigns.
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Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe's Party Wins Election Days After His Assassination
In an election held just two days after the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-Komeito coalition secured 76 seats and retained the majority in the Upper House elections.
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Japan's Sanae Takaichi Announces Party Leadership Bid To Replace PM Suga
Sanae Takaichi has officially announced she would run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race to succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
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Shinzo Abe To Seek Fresh Term, Record Tenure As Japan Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe confirmed Sunday he would run in his ruling party's leadership election, putting him on track to become Japan's longest-serving premier and bolstering his dream of reforming the constitution.
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Defence Shift Could Be Excuse For Attack: Japan's PM Hopeful
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's defence policy shift to allow the military to fight abroad for the first time since 1945 could be used by militants as an excuse to attack Japan, a ruling party lawmaker who hopes one day to succeed Abe said today.
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Cartoon Capers: Japan PM Shinzo Abe Uses Offbeat PR Blitz to Rescue Ratings
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is using 'anime' cartoons, Internet chats and even an unusual show-and-tell TV appearance, complete with a mockup of burning buildings, in an effort to persuade wary voters that his bolder defence policy makes sense.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's Party Suffers 'Own Goal' in Security Debate
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party suffered an embarrassing potential setback this week when an expert it called to comment in parliament said legal changes to let troops defend an ally under attack would violate the constitution.
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Political Pressure Building on Japanese Media: Expert
An outspoken Japanese pundit who claims he was pulled off the air under pressure from the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday ruling lawmakers are exerting unusual pressure on the media.
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Shinzo Abe Re-Elected Easily Despite Low Turnout in Japan Polls
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won comfortable re-election Sunday in a snap poll he had billed as a referendum on his economic policies after early success faded into a recession.
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The Invisible Issue in Japan's Election: Women
When voters go to the polls on Sunday to elect Japan's powerful lower house of parliament, only one out of every six candidates will be a woman.
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Japan ruling-party panel to propose break-up of Fukushima operator: media
A Japanese ruling-party panel will recommend the break-up of Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) after shortcomings in the firm's handling of clean-up operations at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, Japanese media said on Wednesday.
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads for election victory amid policy concerns
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc looks set for a handsome upper house election win today, cementing his grip on power and setting the stage for Japan's first stable government since the charismatic Junichiro Koizumi left office in 2006.
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Japan announces election date, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe favourite to win again
Japan's government today confirmed the date of upper-house elections next month, with opinion polls tipping a big win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's party, clearing the way for him to push through much-needed economic reforms.
