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Japan: Takaichi eyes expanding coalition, reports say
Japan’s incoming likely new prime minister Sanae Takaichi has approached an opposition party with a view to expanding the governing
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Takaichi picks LDP supreme adviser Aso as party vice president
Sanae Takaichi, who is expected to become Japan’s next prime minister, chose former premier and party supreme adviser Taro Aso,
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How the Diet will vote for the next prime minister
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course
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Without naming her, Trump calls Takaichi ‘person of great wisdom and strength’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday described Japan’s likely first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, as a “highly respected person
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Japanese gov’t says U.S. tariffs hurting auto industry
The Japanese government on Monday maintained its view that the economy is recovering moderately but said higher U.S. tariffs are
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Afghanistan sees telecom shutdown as Taliban cut off internet
Weeks after cutting fiber-optic internet links, the Taliban administration in Afghanistan has ordered a statewide telecom blackout. Internet monitor Netblocks
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LDP leadership candidates at odds over how to tackle China threat
On Wednesday, the five candidates for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party disagreed on how to address China’s
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Trump is planning to include a stop in Japan in his next Asia trip.
U.S. and Japanese officials are making arrangements for a trip by President Donald Trump to Japan next month, according to
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According to the group, a Chinese COVID whistleblower was sentenced to four more years in prison.
A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic’s epicenter
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Fiji beats Japan 33-27 to win Pacific Nations Cup for the 6th time
Fiji scored five tries in a 20-minute spell on either side of halftime, then held on to beat Japan 33-27
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