Politics & Government
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LDP’s Sanae Takaichi Named First Female Prime Minister in Japan’s Constitutional History
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi, 64, was named the new prime minister Tuesday a...
October 21, 2025
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Upper House Conducting Run-Off Election between Takaichi, Noda
The House of Councillors is conducting a run-off election between Sanae Takaichi, president of th...
October 21, 2025
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Sanae Takaichi Named Japan’s Prime Minister in Lower House
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi, 64, was named the new prime minister Tuesday a...
October 21, 2025
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Extraordinary Diet Session for Japan PM Election Begins
The extraordinary Diet session for prime ministerial election began on Tuesday afternoon. Liberal...
October 21, 2025
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Takaichi Plans Choice for Top Secretary, Eyeing Ex-Vice Minister Who Led Decarbonization
Sanae Takaichi, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, is leaning toward appointing Yuji Iida...
October 20, 2025
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Komeito’s Local Branches Bewildered after Break with LDP That Threatens Party’s Influence
Komeito’s decision to end its coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party has caused bewilderment...
October 20, 2025
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Takaichi Likely to Become 1st Female PM as LDP, JIP Agree to Form Coalition (UPDATE 2)
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yosh...
October 20, 2025
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Beloved Former PM ‘Ton-Chan’ Dedicated Himself to Helping Victims; Murayama Supported Victims of Sarin Attack, Minamata Disease, Atomic Bombings
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, known for his trademark long eyebrows and nickname “Ton-...
October 19, 2025
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Opinions Mixed over Japan Innovation Party’s Demand to Reduce Number of Seats in Diet
Reducing the number of Diet seats has been a major topic in policy talks between the ruling Liber...
October 18, 2025
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Japan, Malaysia Sign Memorandum on Carbon Capture, Storage, but Realizing Commercialization Comes with Challenges
KUALA LUMPUR — The Japanese and Malaysian governments signed on Friday a memorandum for jointly p...
October 18, 2025
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Probability of LDP’s Takaichi Becoming Japan’s 1st Female Prime Minister Increases after JIP Ends Cooperation Talks with Opposition Parties
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi is highly likely to become the next prime minis...
October 18, 2025
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Vietnam Power Plant Built with ODA Funds Falls Far Short of Output Target; Audit Blames Factors Including High Oil Prices, Low Electricity Demand
The power output of two thermal power plants built in Vietnam with Japanese Official Development ...
October 17, 2025
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LDP, JIP ‘make Significant Progress’ on Day 2 of Coalition Talks (Update1)
Policy discussions to form a coalition entered the second day on Friday between the Liberal Democ...
October 17, 2025
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LDP’s Takaichi Makes Ritual Offering to Yasukuni Shrine
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sanae Takaichi, president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, made a...
October 17, 2025
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JIP Sets Policy Goals for Talks with LDP; Proposed Ban on Corporate Donations Could Be a Sticking Point
The Japan Innovation Party has 12 categories of policy measures that it seeks to implement throug...
October 17, 2025
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