Politics & Government
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Practicalities of Office Clash with Ishiba’s Ideals; Japan’s New Prime Minister Faces Foreign, Security Policy Dilemmas
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who took office Tuesday, has already run into a wall of reality re...
October 2, 2024
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Ishiba, Biden Reaffirm Need to Deepen Japan-U.S. Alliance in Telephone Talks; Status of Forces Agreement Not Discussed
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday reaffirmed with U.S. President Joe Biden the importanc...
October 2, 2024
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Japan PM Ishiba Aims to Quickly Compile Economic Measures; New Cabinet to Compile Initiatives it Plans to Implement in Next 10 Years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who took office Tuesday, said he plans to quickly compile economic...
October 2, 2024
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China’s Xi Calls on Japan’s Ishiba to Build Stable Relations
Beijing (Jiji Press)—Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on new Japanese Prime Minister Shige...
October 2, 2024
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Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Launches New Cabinet; Key Issues Expected to Include Economy, Disaster Resilience
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was inaugurated on Tuesday afternoon, following its ...
October 2, 2024
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Japan’s New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Forms Cabinet, Announces to Dissolve Lower House on Oct. 9
Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba was designated the new prime minister Tuesday a...
October 2, 2024
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Japan’s LDP President Ishiba Seeks Public Mandate for Government; Leaves Former Abe Faction Members Out of New Cabinet
Shigeru Ishiba, the new president of the Liberal Democratic Party, has decided to dissolve the Ho...
October 2, 2024
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Former Kishida, Moriyama Factions Rake in Appointments from Ishiba; Motegi Kept at Arm’s Length
With the executive lineup decided for the Liberal Democratic Party and the Cabinet appointed, it ...
October 1, 2024
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Zelenskyy Congratulates Ishiba on Becoming Japan’s Prime Minister, Looks Forward to ‘Working Closely to Deepen Relations’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warmly congratulated Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected presi...
October 1, 2024
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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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