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  • Ishiba Injured His Foot in July, Visits SDF Hospital

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    September 1, 2025

  • Survey: 128 LDP Lawmakers, Prefectural Chapters Support Early Party Presidential Election, Presenting Obstacle for PM Ishiba

    A total of 128 Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and prefectural chapters are supportive of hold...

    August 31, 2025

    #LDP Election
  • Japan-India Ties Strengthened with Ishiba, Modi Visit to Semiconductor Factory in Miyagi Prefecture

    TAIWA, Miyagi — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the factory of Tokyo Electron Miyagi Ltd., ...

    August 31, 2025

    #Miyagi
  • Japan, India Leaders Hold Talks to Agree on More Security, Economy Cooperation

    Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held tal...

    August 29, 2025

  • Japan’s Fiscal 2026 Budget Request Likely to Hit Record ¥122 Tril. Due to Social Security Costs, Defense Spending

    The general account of budget requests from ministries and agencies for fiscal 2026 are expected ...

    August 29, 2025

  • LDP Diet Members to Be Asked to Submit Signed Statements on Leadership Race, Deadline Expected to Be Sept. 8

    The Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election administration committee decided on Wednesda...

    August 28, 2025

    #LDP Election
  • Soil Contaminated in Fukushima Nuclear Accident Set to be Disposed of, But Some Local Residents Have Doubts

    The government’s five-year road map approved Tuesday for dealing with soil contaminated in the 20...

    August 27, 2025

  • Japan, India Aim for More Than 500,000 People-to People Exchanges over Next 5 Years

    The Japanese and Indian governments aim to formulate a plan to promote people-to-people exchanges...

    August 27, 2025

  • Cabinet Office Releases Video Reproducing Large-Scale Mt. Fuji Eruption Scenes

    The Cabinet Office has released video depicting reproduced scenes of a large-scale eruption of Mt...

    August 27, 2025

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  • Japan-India Joint Statement to Express ‘Serious Concern’ Over China, Include ¥10 Tril. Private Investment Target in India

    Japan and India are to express “serious concern” over the situation in the East and South China S...

    August 27, 2025

  • Japan, U.S. Likely to Create Joint Document of $550 Billion Investment Agreement from Recent Tariff Negotiations

    The Japanese and U.S. governments have begun making arrangements to document an agreement on a $5...

    August 27, 2025

  • Japan, India Plan to Establish AI Cooperation Framework; Ishiba, Modi Set to Agree During Talks on Friday

    The Japanese and Indian governments intend to establish a new framework for cooperation to promot...

    August 26, 2025

  • Yomiuri Survey Shows 81% See LDP Lawmakers Tainted by Money Scandal Bear Responsibility for Upper House Election Loss

    Eighty-one percent of respondents in a recent Yomiuri Shimbun public opinion survey replied that ...

    August 25, 2025

  • Next LDP President Should Be Sanae Takaichi, Says Public in Yomiuri Survey

    Sanae Takaichi, a former economic security minister, was chosen as the best pick for the next pre...

    August 25, 2025

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  • Ishiba Cabinet’s Approval Rating Rises Sharply to 39%, for 2nd Biggest Jump on Record

    The approval rating for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet jumped 17 points to 39% in a rece...

    August 25, 2025

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