Politics & Government
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Shigeru Ishiba Named Japan’s PM, Forms Cabinet with 13 Rookie Ministers; Cabinet Veterans Tapped as Defense, Foreign Ministers
Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba was named the new prime minister Tuesday aftern...
October 1, 2024
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CDPJ Senses Danger in Early Diet Dissolution; Noda Fears Difficulty in Building Fronts With JCP, Japan Innovation Party, Democratic Party for the People Before October 27 Election
Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba’s plan to hold a general election...
October 1, 2024
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Shigeru Ishiba Named as Japan Prime Minister; Kishida Cabinet Resigns
Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba was named as the new prime minister at sessions...
October 1, 2024
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Japan’s Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet Resigns; Kishida Becomes 8th Longest -Serving Postwar PM after Serving 1,094 days
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resigned en masse at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday mor...
October 1, 2024
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LDP President Ishiba Changes Position on Snap Elections, Seeks Early Victory
The Yomiuri ShimbunNewly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba, center, is seen ...
September 30, 2024
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Ishiba Mulls Lower House Election on Oct. 27
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Shigeru Ishiba, new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is cons...
September 30, 2024
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Ishiba Choosing Staff With Eye on Lower House Dissolution; Third-Place Koizumi Eyed to Lead Party’s Election Strategy
Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party president Shigeru Ishiba is arranging personnel appointmen...
September 29, 2024
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Ishiba Taps Takeshi Iwaya as Japan’s Foreign Minister, Gen Nakatani as Defense Minister
Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba has decided to appoint former defense minister ...
September 29, 2024
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LDP Launches Survey on Desired Positions; Mid-Ranking and Junior Party Members Eyed for Several Positions
With most of its factions dissolved, the Liberal Democratic Party is using its new personnel syst...
September 29, 2024
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Japan’s LDP President Ishiba Taps Former PM Suga as Party’s Vice President; Eyes October Lower House Dissolution (Update1)
Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba decided on Sunday to appoint form...
September 29, 2024
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‘Anti-Takaichi’ Votes Shifted to Ishiba in Runoff
In the runoff in the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, former party Secretary Gen...
September 28, 2024
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Japan’s Takaichi Receives Largest Number of LDP Rank-and-File Votes; Internet Use Likely Helped Takaichi Gain More Supporters
Sanae Takaichi, minister in charge of economic security, received the largest number of votes fro...
September 28, 2024
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Ishiba Mulls Keeping Hayashi in Cabinet Post
Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba is considering keeping Chief Cabi...
September 28, 2024
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U.S. Ambassador to Japan Emanuel Congratulates Ishiba; Emanuel Hopes to ‘Cultivate Even Closer U.S.-Japan Ties’
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has expressed his congratulations to former Liberal Democra...
September 28, 2024
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Japan’s Newly Elected LDP President Vows to ‘Protect’ Regional Areas; Ishiba Eyes Making Regional Areas More Attractive to Young People
Ishiba is strongly motivated to promote regional revitalization, as he has served as regional rev...
September 28, 2024
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