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Japan’s Politics Gets A Rare Dose Of Upheaval After Snap Election
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BBC
Japanese elections are normally steady and boring affairs - but this snap election was neither.
The dramatic vote follows a political funding corruption scandal that was revealed last year, which implicated senior lawmakers and cabinet members from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),...
Japanese elections are normally steady and boring affairs - but this snap election was neither.
The dramatic vote follows a political funding corruption scandal that was revealed last year, which implicated senior lawmakers and cabinet members from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),...
- October 28, 2024
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Japan General Election To Test Ruling Party, May Bring Uncertainty
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REUTERS
Japan's voters could end more than a decade of Liberal Democratic Party dominance on Sunday, forcing the ruling party into power-sharing deals that could undermine the country's leadership.
The general election, nine days before the U.S chooses a new president, adds uncertainty to an al...
Japan's voters could end more than a decade of Liberal Democratic Party dominance on Sunday, forcing the ruling party into power-sharing deals that could undermine the country's leadership.
The general election, nine days before the U.S chooses a new president, adds uncertainty to an al...
- October 26, 2024
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Baseball: Arihara Stars As Hawks Take Japan Series Game 1
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KYODO NEWS
Kohei Arihara did it all for the Pacific League champion SoftBank Hawks, throwing seven scoreless innings and driving in the winning run in a 5-3 Japan Series Game 1 victory Saturday over the Central League's DeNA BayStars.
The Hawks' victory was their 13th straight in Japanese pro b...
Kohei Arihara did it all for the Pacific League champion SoftBank Hawks, throwing seven scoreless innings and driving in the winning run in a 5-3 Japan Series Game 1 victory Saturday over the Central League's DeNA BayStars.
The Hawks' victory was their 13th straight in Japanese pro b...
- October 26, 2024
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Maika Hamano Helps Japan To Thumping Win
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CHELSEA AFC
Chelsea forward Maika Hamano helped Japan to an impressive 4-0 win over South Korea.
Hamano started the game at Tokyo's National Stadium on the bench and was among those who watched on as Japan scored a remarkable three goals in five minutes shortly before the break.
Brighton's Kiko...
Chelsea forward Maika Hamano helped Japan to an impressive 4-0 win over South Korea.
Hamano started the game at Tokyo's National Stadium on the bench and was among those who watched on as Japan scored a remarkable three goals in five minutes shortly before the break.
Brighton's Kiko...
- October 26, 2024
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Hiroshima Mayor Calls For Cooperation In Fight Against N-Weapons
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JAPAN NEWS
Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui addressed Seanad Eireann, the upper chamber of Ireland’s parliament, on Wednesday, seeking cooperation over the fight against nuclear weapons and over calls for peace.
Touching on the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, also kno...
Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui addressed Seanad Eireann, the upper chamber of Ireland’s parliament, on Wednesday, seeking cooperation over the fight against nuclear weapons and over calls for peace.
Touching on the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, also kno...
- October 24, 2024
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Sakamoto Kaori, Kagiyama Yuma Named To Japan's Asian Winter Games Team
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OLYMPICS
Japan bring out the big guns for the 7-14 February 2025 Continental Games in Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Reigning three-time world and national champion Sakamoto Kaori and Beijing 2022 Olympic silver medallist Kagiyama Yuma were named to Japan’s figure skaters team for next yea...
Japan bring out the big guns for the 7-14 February 2025 Continental Games in Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Reigning three-time world and national champion Sakamoto Kaori and Beijing 2022 Olympic silver medallist Kagiyama Yuma were named to Japan’s figure skaters team for next yea...
- October 24, 2024
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Japan’s MSDF Ship Sazanami Makes A Point In Taiwan Strait
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ASIANEWS
The Japanese government’s concerns about the actions of the Chinese military had intensified since the Chinese side violated Japanese airspace with an intelligence-gathering aircraft on Aug. 26 and sent its aircraft carrier Liaoning through Japan’s contiguous zone on Sept. 18.
On Sept....
The Japanese government’s concerns about the actions of the Chinese military had intensified since the Chinese side violated Japanese airspace with an intelligence-gathering aircraft on Aug. 26 and sent its aircraft carrier Liaoning through Japan’s contiguous zone on Sept. 18.
On Sept....
- October 21, 2024
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Japan, UK, Italy To Accelerate Joint Development Of Next-Generation Fighter Jet
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NEWS AZ
Japan, the United Kingdom and Italy have agreed to speed up the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet
During a meeting in the Italian city of Naples, they confirmed plans to finalize the first public-private contract by next year, aiming to deploy the aircraft by 2035, Japa...
Japan, the United Kingdom and Italy have agreed to speed up the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet
During a meeting in the Italian city of Naples, they confirmed plans to finalize the first public-private contract by next year, aiming to deploy the aircraft by 2035, Japa...
- October 21, 2024
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Central Japan Railway To Recognize Employees' Same-Sex Partners
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JAPAN TIMES
Central Japan Railway plans to extend to employees with same-sex partners spousal welfare benefits almost on par with those for heterosexual couples, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.
With the railway operator expanding its definition of a spouse to cover same-sex partne...
Central Japan Railway plans to extend to employees with same-sex partners spousal welfare benefits almost on par with those for heterosexual couples, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.
With the railway operator expanding its definition of a spouse to cover same-sex partne...
- October 21, 2024
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Japan’s Ruling Party Headquarters Is Attacked With Firebombs And Suspect Is Arrested
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AP NEWS
A man threw several firebombs into the headquarters of Japan’s ruling party in Tokyo Saturday, then crashed his car into the fencing of the prime minister’s residence, Tokyo police said. There were no reports of injuries.
The man, identified by police as Atsunobu Usuda, 49, was arrested...
A man threw several firebombs into the headquarters of Japan’s ruling party in Tokyo Saturday, then crashed his car into the fencing of the prime minister’s residence, Tokyo police said. There were no reports of injuries.
The man, identified by police as Atsunobu Usuda, 49, was arrested...
- October 19, 2024
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