Politics & Government
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Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Announces His Resignation as LDP President (UPDATE3)
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at the press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office on Su...
September 7, 2025
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Announces He will Step Down (UPDATE1 )
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his decision to step down at a press conference on Sunday...
September 7, 2025
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Announces He will Step Down
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his decision to step down at a press conference on Sunday...
September 7, 2025
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Yomiuri Shimbun Survey Finds 21 of 47 LDP Prefectural Chapters Have Decided to Support Early Party Presidential Election
Twenty-one of the Liberal Democratic Party’s 47 prefectural chapters as of Saturday had officiall...
September 7, 2025
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Details of Japan-U.S. Tariff Agreement Disclosed in Joint Statement, Memorandum of Understanding
Japan and the United States have issued a joint statement and a memorandum of understanding, in l...
September 7, 2025
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Ishiba Stresses Importance of Swift Implementation of Japan-U.S. Tariff Agreement; Says He Sent Letter Inviting Trump to Visit Japan
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday said that it is important for Japan and the United States...
September 5, 2025
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Possible LDP Presidential Election Candidates Begin Meeting with Supporters
Figures who ran in last year’s Liberal Democratic Party presidential election have begun meeting ...
September 5, 2025
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Aso Calls for Early LDP Presidential Election, Fueling Momentum
Democratic Party Supreme Advisor Taro Aso said Wednesday he will submit a request to hold an earl...
September 4, 2025
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Ishiba Again Says He will Remain Prime Minister, with Criticism from LDP Lawmakers Mounting over His ‘Clinging to Power’
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed anew his intention to stay in office Tuesday, after the L...
September 3, 2025
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Japan PM, BOJ Governor Discuss Economic, Price Situation
Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Bank of Japan Governor Kaz...
September 3, 2025
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Upper House Election: Moriyama Says He’s Willing to Resign, Will Leave Final Decision to PM Ishiba Following Summary of July Election Defeat
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama announced on Tuesday that he is willi...
September 2, 2025
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Upper House Election: LDP Secretary General Moriyama, Policy Research Council Chairman Onodera Intend to Resign to Take Responsibility for Upper House Poll Defeat
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama on Tuesday revealed his intention to ...
September 2, 2025
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DPFP Seeks Independent Path, Separate from Major Parties; Leader Tamaki Is Emboldened by Gains in Upper House Election
Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of the Democratic Party for the People (DPFP), is pursuing an indepen...
September 2, 2025
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Disaster Site Image Capturing System Eyed by Govt to Help Facilitate Response Efforts
The Cabinet Office plans to start development of a system using satellites and drones to capture ...
September 1, 2025
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Govt Strengthens Proposal for Disaster Prevention Cooperation with ASEAN, in Preparation of Hosting 2027 U.N. Conference
The government has revised, for the first time, its strategic document that defines priority area...
September 1, 2025
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