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LDP Leader Shigeru Ishiba Formally Elected Japan's PM

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese ruling party leader Shigeru Ishiba was elected prime minister in parliament on Tuesday, succeeding Fumio Kishida to take charge of the country at a time of low public confidence in politics, a shaky economy and mounting security threats.
Ishiba, who was elected president of...

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Edamame Fans Unite! Zunda-Flavored Meiji Super Cup Ice Cream Is Here

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JAPAN TODAY
 
One of my greatest joys while teaching is informing my American students that I love sweetened, mashed edamame paste. The looks on their faces are priceless as they try to wrap their minds around soybeans as anything other than a savory appetizer or snack.
Yet that’s exactly how the...

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Japan's Next PM Ishiba Aims To Call Oct 27 Snap Election

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CNA
 
 Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday (Sep 30) he intended to call a snap election for Oct 27, after being voted leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) last week.
"It is important for the new government to be judged by the people as soon as possible and...

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Tokyo Government’s AI-Powered Dating App, Tokyo Enmusubi, Officially Launched

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JAPAN TODAY
 
In a 2021 online survey conducted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, 67 percent of the surveyed 3,267 residents of Tokyo hope to get married someday. However, among those, 69.3 percent haven’t even taken the first step towards finding a potential partner.
The government now aims ...

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Japan's Scandal-Hit Ruling Party Picks Next PM

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BBC
 
Japan’s scandal-hit ruling party has elected Shigeru Ishiba as its new leader, positioning the former defence chief as Japan's next leader.
Ishiba, 67, said he would clean up his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), revitalise the economy and address security threats after winning Friday's party...

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Japan Launched A Rocket To Monitor N Korean Military Facilities

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NEWS AZ
 
 
Japan launched a rocket with a reconnaissance satellite to monitor North Korea, News.Az reports citing the Yomiuri newspaper .
"The satellite for collecting intelligence is a de facto reconnaissance satellite monitoring North Korean military facilities," the newspaper clarified.
Accor...

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World's longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan

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BBC
 
An 88-year-old man who is the world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been acquitted by a Japanese court, after it found that evidence used against him was fabricated.
Iwao Hakamada, who has been on death row for more than half a century, was found guilty in 1968 of killing his boss, t...

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Princess Zelda Takes The Lead In 'Echoes Of Wisdom'

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Princess Zelda will shed her role as damsel in distress to play the heroine for the first time in the nearly four-decade history of the Nintendo fantasy series named after her.
"The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom," which will be released Thursday, was directed by Tomomi Sano, the...

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Japan’s LDP Presidential Race Looks Certain to Go to Runoff; Diet Members Surveyed in Election’s Last Stretch

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election is almost certain to go to a runoff, as former LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba, economic security minister Sanae Takaichi and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koziumi remain locked in a neck-and-neck race.
With Friday’s el...

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Advisory Lifted After 50 Cm Tsunami Reaches Hachijojima

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A 50 cm tsunami was recorded in Hachijojima’s Yaene on Tuesday morning after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck about 100 kilometers north of the volcanic Torishima Island, according to the Meteorological Agency.
A tsunami advisory, warning of waves of up to 1 meter, was issued for t...

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