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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sought to reaffirm her alliance with President Donald Trump after the president this week seemed to complain that Japan was among the nations that did not quickly join his call to help protect the Strait of Hormuz. Ms. Takaichi, who met with Mr. Trump at the White House, told…
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan September 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters With Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba about to resign, according to a source close to the Premier, attention turns to who will next steer the world’s fourth-largest economy. The process to pick Japan’s…
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba casts his vote in the first round of a parliamentary vote to nominate a prime minister following the October 27 general election, during a special session of parliament in Tokyo on November 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Japan’s parliament re-elected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday (November 11, 2024)…
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The military is expected to be another focus for Shigeru Ishiba, Tokyo, Japan: Japan got a new prime minister on Tuesday, with Shigeru Ishiba setting out to jumpstart a lacklustre economy, defuse a demographic crisis and build an Asian NATO to face down China. Ishiba, 67, says he intends to call a general election for…
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Amid scandals and turmoil, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has selected former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its new leader. On Tuesday, he will also take on the role of Prime Minister, as the LDP holds a majority in Parliament. Of late, the ruling dispensation, which has been in power in Japan for most…
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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An aerial photo of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. File | Photo Credit: AP “The first phase of releasing treated waste water from Fukushima that has angered China will end on September 11 as planned,” the stricken Japanese nuclear plant’s operator said. “TEPCO added that levels of radioactive tritium…
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