Shigeru Ishiba
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US Defense Secretary Austin to meet Japan PM on final Asia trip
TOKYO: United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday (Dec 10), having a…
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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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Japan PM set to form minority government
AFFAIR SCANDAL “In order to stay in power, Ishiba needs to pass the government budget this winter. It will mean…
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Japan PM Ishiba survives parliament vote as Trump looms large
Japan will hold elections next year for the less powerful upper house, where the ruling coalition’s slim majority could also…
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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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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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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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Japan votes in election expected to punish PM Ishiba’s coalition
COALITION HEADACHES Nine days before US voters choose a new president, Japan’s general election appears likely to show Ishiba miscalculated…
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