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Who will lead Japan? Ruling party faces tough questions on living costs, immigration and public trust
TOKYO: Cost of living, immigration, and public trust are among the key issues that have emerged as Japan’s ruling Liberal…
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Japan’s ruling party race heats up as candidates spar over economy, foreign policy in closely watched debate
FOREIGN POLICY AND RECOGNITION OF PALESTINE The candidates were also pressed on their views regarding Palestinian statehood, amid recent moves…
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Commentary: Japan deserves far better leadership than this
CAN LDP RISE TO THE CHALLENGE? The question now is can the LDP rise to the challenge. A Kyodo poll released Sunday, taken…
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Shigeru Ishiba – the ‘smile again’ Japanese PM who voters frowned on
TOKYO: Shigeru Ishiba took over Japan’s ruling party promising to revive it from scandal. Less than a year later, he…
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Commentary: Japan’s leader has lost his ‘mandate of heaven’
Shigeru Ishiba is clinging on to power after the latest rebuke from the electorate. With crucial trade talks on the…
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Japan’s minority government faces election snub as economic storm brews
Other financial and political analysts, such as Joseph Kraft of Rorschach Advisory in Tokyo, say the LDP is unlikely to…
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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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Commentary: A disastrous poll puts Japan politics on shaky path
But with the LDP having just held its largest, longest election to find a new figurehead, it’s unclear if there…
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Man arrested after throwing apparent Molotov cocktails at Japan’s ruling party headquarters
TOKYO: A man was arrested after throwing what appeared to be Molotov cocktails at the headquarters of Japan’s ruling party on…
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Japan’s ruling party headquarters attacked with firebombs, suspect arrested: Reports
TOKYO: A man threw several firebombs into the headquarters of Japan’s ruling party in Tokyo on Saturday (Oct 19), public…
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