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‘Weak leader’: Japan PM Ishiba has his work cut out on economy, US ties after surviving parliament vote, say analysts
NEED TO BOOST PUBLIC SUPPORT Japan will hold elections next year for the less powerful upper house. The ruling coalition…
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Bruised Japan PM scrambles for support
“PUNISHING” POLITICIAN Ishiba, 67, vowed on Monday to implement reforms to overcome “people’s suspicion, mistrust and anger” after a party…
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‘Huge mistake’: Ishiba’s Japan premiership hangs by a thread after election gambit backfires, say analysts
WHAT HAPPENS NOW? The LDP-Komeito bloc will need a third coalition partner to secure a simple majority in the 465-member…
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Japan PM vows to stay on despite election debacle
BOOTED OUT A big winner was former premier Yoshihiko Noda’s opposition Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) which increased its projected seat…
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After disastrous election, what happens to Japan’s new PM?
After disastrous election, what happens to Japan's new PM? Source: CNA
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Record number of women run for Japan general election
The previous record was 229 in the 2009 general election. Female leaders are still rare in business and politics in…
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Commentary: How Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida got his groove back
He’s taken a page or two out of Abe’s playbook. The late leader became a master of sticking it out…
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