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Party members take part in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election in the city of Nagoya, Aichi prefectural on September 27, 2024. Japan’s ruling party will choose the nation’s leader in a vote on September 27, with three frontrunners: the surfing son of a former Prime Minister, a veteran defence geek and an…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with USA President Joe Biden, Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida during the Quad Leaders’ Summit, in Hiroshima. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI India and the United States have “swapped” hosting the Quad Summit so as to allow U.S. President Joseph Biden to…
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Japanese Defence Minister Minoru Kihara (centre) delivers his statement with Philippines’ Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.,(not in picture) during a meeting to discuss bilateral ties and defence, as well as regional security, in Philippines, on July 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Japan and the Philippines signed a key defence pact on July 8 allowing…
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Combination picture of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (left to right). Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet on May 26 in Seoul for their first trilateral talks since 2019 | Photo Credit: AP Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will…
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President Joe Biden called Japan and India “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants, lumping the two with adversaries China and Russia as he tried to explain the four countries’ economic circumstances and contrasted them with the U.S. on immigration at a campaign fundraiser on May 2 evening at the start of Asian American and…
“It may take a long time, but we will work hard to regain the voters’ trust.” Tokyo: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faced a fresh setback on Monday after his scandal-hit ruling party lost three parliamentary seats in weekend by-elections. Results from local election authorities and media exit polls showed his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)…
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. | Photo Credit: AP Japan’s ruling party said Thursday it will discipline 39 lawmakers over a major kickback scandal linked to political fundraising parties. At the heart of the saga are alleged payments to members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) for exceeding ticket sales quotas for the fundraising…
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Fumio Kishida has said he wants to change the relationship between Japan and North Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister said Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has requested a summit with her brother, adding any meeting was unlikely without a policy shift by Tokyo. “Kishida recently conveyed his wish to…
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A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea on March 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on March 18 morning, its neighbours said, days after the end…
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. | Photo Credit: AP Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was grilled by lawmakers on March 13 about a gathering of ruling party members at which scantily clad female dancers were reportedly told to use their mouths to receive cash tips. Footage leaked from the event in November organised by a…