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Japan snap election: PM Takaichi counts on her popularity to win Sunday’s poll

February 7, 2026 admin

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is leveraging her popularity to help her party win Sunday’s (February 8, 2026) snap election as she pushes her right-wing agenda to boost her country’s economy and military capabilities in the face of growing tensions with China and an unpredictable Washington. The ultraconservative Ms. Takaichi, who took office as Japan’s…

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Why Japan’s Official PM’s Residence Is Believed To Be “Haunted”

December 27, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, elected in October, has expressed his intent to move into his official residence despite persistent rumours of the house being “haunted”. Originally constructed in 1929, the two-story, 5,183-square-metre stone and brick mansion was initially built as the Prime Minister’s office. Its Art Deco design symbolised Japan’s transition to…

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Japan Admits Doctoring Cabinet Photo To Make Ministers Look Less Unkempt

October 7, 2024 admin

Tokyo: Japan’s government admitted Monday manipulating an official photo of the new cabinet to make its members look less unkempt, after online mockery of their sagging trousers. Images taken by local media showed what appeared to be an untidy patch of white shirt under the morning suits of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Defence Minister…

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Who Can Become Japan’s Next Prime Minister?

September 12, 2024 admin

Nine candidates are vying to lead the world’s fourth-largest economy, Japan (representational) Tokyo: A photogenic political scion, a military model-maker and a hardliner hoping to become Japan’s first woman prime minister are among nine candidates vying to lead the world’s fourth-largest economy. AFP gives a rundown of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers competing to…

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Japan PM grilled over events at party meet

March 14, 2024 admin

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…

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