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LDP factions might loosen members’ leashes in leadership race
With some Liberal Democratic Party factions hinting at loosening the leashes of members in the leade...
September 7, 2021
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Health ministry warns of risks for underweight women
According to a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry survey, about one in five Japanese women in their ...
September 7, 2021
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Ishiba considers not running for LDP presidency
Shigeru Ishiba, a former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, is considering not runni...
September 7, 2021
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Japan’s vaccine czar Kono picked by 23% as suitable next PM, Yomiuri poll finds
Taro Kono, minister in charge of administrative and regulatory reforms, was picked by 23% of respond...
September 6, 2021
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Public opinion likely to affect LDP presidential election
The upcoming presidential election for the Liberal Democratic Party is likely to focus on choosing “...
September 6, 2021
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Japan to open embassy in Kiribati
The Foreign Ministry plans to open a new embassy in Kiribati, an island nation in the southern Pacif...
September 6, 2021
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Rank-and-file LDP members’ voting trends seen as key for Japan PM’s successor race
Rank-and-file members of the Liberal Democratic Party will be a much-watched voting bloc leading int...
September 5, 2021
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LDP election landscape in disarray: Kono, Ishiba eye public opinion as Kishida touts policy pledges
The upcoming Liberal Democratic Party presidential race has drastically changed following Prime Mini...
September 4, 2021
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Suga’s maneuvers to protect his post backfire
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga lost support quickly, leading him to announce he would not run in the ...
September 4, 2021
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Desperate Japanese prime minister has few options in bid to save his job
Hoping to be reelected as Liberal Democratic Party president, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had once...
September 2, 2021
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Digital Agency must accomplish tasks both ethically and practically
The Digital Agency was launched on Sept. 1. The start of the agency came just one year after Prime M...
September 2, 2021
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Decision to axe Nikai sends shockwaves through LDP
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s decision to replace the Liberal Democratic Party’s secretary general...
September 1, 2021
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Suga to replace LDP secretary general in party shakeup in September
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plans to replace Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshihiro ...
August 31, 2021
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Japan’s slow response doomed Afghanistan evacuation
While Western nations and South Korea succeeded in evacuating many Afghans who worked with their cou...
August 31, 2021
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Japan eyes stricter penalties for cyberbullies
Cyberbullies may soon face stricter penalties under proposed changes to Japan’s criminal code that a...
August 31, 2021
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