Support for Japan PM’s cabinet lowest since it was formed: NHK
TOKYO, Aug 8, 2022, Reuters. Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida slid to…
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Japan ruling party wins big in upper house election after ex-PM Abe’s death
TOKYO, Jul 11, 2022, Kyodo. Japan’s ruling party scored a sweeping victory in Sunday’s House…
Former Japan PM Abe dies after being shot during election speech
NARA, Jul 8, 2022, Kyodo. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of Japan’s most influential…
Cambodia PM’s son, heir apparent to visit Japan in mid-Feb.
TOKYO, Feb 6, 2022, Kyodo News. Hun Manet, the eldest son of Cambodian Prime Minister…
China summons Japan envoy over former PM Abe’s comments on Taiwan
SHANGHAI, Dec 2 (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry summoned Japan’s ambassador in Beijing for an…
Former PM Abe says Japan, US could not stand by if China attacked Taiwan
TAIPEI, Dec 1, 2021, Reuters. Japan and the United States could not stand by if…
Face mask row in Japan over cost of 80M left in storage unused
TOKYO, Oct 28, 2021, The Guardian. Wearing masks may be near-ubiquitous in Japan, but the…
Japan’s new PM sends ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine
TOKYO, Oct 17, 2021, Kyodo. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday sent a ritual offering…
[Analytics] LDP dominance still cripples Japanese democracy
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has long dominated Japanese politics, losing power on only two…
Japan PM Suga says won’t run in ruling party leadership race: NHK
TOKYO, 3 Sep, 2021, Reuters. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will not run in a…
Japan ex-PM Abe questioned by prosecutors on party funding
TOKYO, Dec 22, 2020, Bloomberg. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was questioned by prosecutors…
Japan’s former PM Abe’s office may have illegally spent millions of yen on parties
TOKYO, Nov 24, 2020, Kyodo. The office of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is…