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Japan's ruling party to elect new leader
The election will decide the next Prime Minister of Japan, as the LDP holds a majority in parliament.
Japan PM names new Cabinet, shifting some over church ties
10 Aug 2022 4:22 PM ISTPrime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday in an apparent bid to distance his administration from the conservative Unification...
Japan to spend $1.8 million on Abe's funeral despite opposition
26 Aug 2022 1:47 PM ISTAbe, Japan's longest-serving but divisive premier, was shot and killed at an election rally on July 8, and although funeral services were held soon...
Japanese cabinet’s approval rate dives into danger zone: Poll
19 Sept 2022 12:20 PM ISTThe poll conducted released on Sunday showed that the support rate of the government headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stood at 29 per cent
Japan's former leader Abe honoured at divisive state funeral
27 Sept 2022 2:02 PM ISTPrime Minister Fumio Kishida has said the publicly financed ceremony was a deserved honour for Japan's longest-serving modern political leader, but it...
Pacifist Japan unveils biggest military build-up since World War Two
16 Dec 2022 9:35 PM ISTThe sweeping, five-year plan, once unthinkable in pacifist Japan, will make the country the world's third-biggest military spender after the United...
Japanese lawmaker quits for underreporting political funds
21 Dec 2022 3:39 PM ISTThe disgraced lawmaker in a statement apologized for his misdoing, admitting he had submitted "false" political funds reports, fostering "public...
Japan to tighten covid border controls for travellers from China
4 Jan 2023 6:00 PM ISTJapan will continue to ask airlines to limit additional flights from China, he told a nationally televised New Year news conference.