Politics & Government
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PM Ishiba Has ‘Medical Checkup’ 2nd Time within 5 Days, He Was Noted to Have Fallen Asleep During Prime Ministerial Election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited Akasaka Sanno Medical Center in Tokyo on Wednesday morning....
November 13, 2024
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Ishiba Cabinet’s Approval Up 9 Points Since Election; Many Supporters Cite Lack Of Any ‘Other Good People’
The approval rating for the second Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stood at 43% in a Yom...
November 13, 2024
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PM Ishiba’s Minority Government Walks A Tightrope;Opposition Could Call No-Confidence Vote At Will
Monday’s runoff election in the Diet kept Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in office, but it also sh...
November 12, 2024
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Ishiba Launches New Cabinet, with Benefits Planned for Low Earners
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba launched his second Cabinet on Monday night. As the leader of a rul...
November 12, 2024
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Ishiba Had Scant Latitude In Cabinet Appointments; Posts Assigned to Please LDP Heavyweights, Komeito
The forming of the second Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was marked by his defensive po...
November 12, 2024
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China Likely to Join IAEA’s Fukushima Treated Water Monitoring; Deal With Japan Allows PRC to Conduct Analysis Before Lifting Import Ban
China is expected to join the International Atomic Energy Agency’s monitoring program to analyze ...
November 12, 2024
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Shigeru Ishiba Retains Post as Japanese Prime Minister; Wins Runoff Against Head of Largest Opposition Party
Shigeru Ishiba was elected Monday as the 103rd prime minister at a special Diet session, and the ...
November 11, 2024
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Shigeru Ishiba May Have Dozed Off During Diet Vote for Prime Minister
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba appeared to have fallen asleep during the first round of voting to ...
November 11, 2024
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PM Ishiba Holds Talks with Opposition Leaders; JIP to Withhold Support in Diet Debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday stressed the importance of cooperation between the minori...
November 11, 2024
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Japan Diet Confirms LDP’s Shigeru Ishiba as PM (UPDATE 1)
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Diet, Japan’s parliament, confirmed Liberal Democratic Party President Shi...
November 11, 2024
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Japan PM Election Heads to Runoff Round
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The House of Representatives’ election of prime minister headed to a runoff ro...
November 11, 2024
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Japan Upper House Elects LDP’s Ishiba as PM
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s par...
November 11, 2024
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Japan Govt Promotes Food Trucks, Portable Restroom Trailers, Cardboard Beds for Evacuation Shelters
In order to improve conditions at evacuation shelters, the government is promoting the widespread...
November 11, 2024
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Japan DPFP’s Tamaki Admits Having Affair
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Yuichiro Tamaki, head of Japan’s Democratic Party for the People, on Monday ad...
November 11, 2024
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Ishiba Plans Further Revision of Political Funds Control Law; Lawmakers’ Allowances Also in Spotlight
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to revise the Political Funds Control Law again before the en...
November 11, 2024
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