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In Japan, the dominant party hangs on to power
Unlike in other democracies this year, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party bucked the trend of electoral defeat but the Ishiba ...
The Taipei Times23h
Ishiba to tackle security
Ishiba, also the head of the LDP, has proposed building a coalition of Asian countries that would function similarly to NATO, ...
Ex-Hyogo governor reelected despite power abuse scandal
Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito secured reelection in Sunday's gubernatorial election in western Japan, held after he lost ...
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Japan’s Ruling Party Took a Heavy Blow From the Voters
The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan almost without a break since 1955, put up the second-worst result in its ...
The 'super year' of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves
BANGKOK (AP) — Whether on the left or the right, regardless of how long they’ve been in power, sitting governments around the ...
'Super year' of elections was 'super bad' for incumbents
Whether on the left or the right, regardless of how long they've been in power, sitting govts around the world have been ...
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Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, the oldest Japanese royal, has died at the age of 101
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, the wife of Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s brother has passed away at the age of 101. The Princess ...
Ishiba fails to secure meeting with Trump; may be 'sign of diplomatic agenda of next US admin'
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reportedly didn't get meeting he sought with US president-elect Donald Trump, who though met with Argentina's President Javier Milei last week. Observers said ...