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Kono embarks on race to lead Japanese LDP
Japanese Minister of Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform Taro Kono, who is responsible for overseeing the national COVID-19 vaccination program,…
End of summer: Events that can shake the markets in September
LONDON (Reuters) - After a summer in which stocks hit seemingly endless highs, September brings a series of monetary and political events that could lift investors out of their complacency.FILE PHOTO: People are reflected in an electrical…
Suga to support Vaccines Minister Taro Kono in LDP leadership race, report says
Outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga intends to back the People's Minister responsible for the deployment of immunization in Japan, Taro Kono, in the leadership race of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) later this month,…
A case of political déjà vu
The past few months have been tumultuous for the nation, as the country has seen widespread deaths from Covid-19 coupled with political dead ends. Since early 2020, former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been the target of Kathmandu's…
Japan’s evacuation from Afghanistan foiled by drag
TOKYO - On Friday, a C-130 evacuation plane sent by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, bound for neighboring Pakistan. There was only one Japanese evacuee on board.The…
Japanese Prime Minister and ruling party executive to hold talks on party leadership race
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and ruling party heavyweight Toshihiro Nikai were due to meet on Wednesday to discuss the timing and format of a party leadership vote, officials involved in the talks said .FILE…
Reports: Japanese FM in Iran to discuss de-escalation
Iran's foreign minister met with his Japanese counterpart in Tehran and the two discussed the de-escalation of tensions in the region, Iranian news agencies reported.An ISNA news agency report on Sunday said Japanese Foreign…
Exit Polls Show Suga’s Japan Ally Loses Yokohama Election, NHK Says
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference announcing the extension of the state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan on August 17, 2021. Kimimasa…
Making Olympic dreams come true >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Tom duggan
For more than a year, the shifting winds of Japanese politics, healthy professionals and the International Olympic Committee have cast doubt on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Tom Duggan, as the main racing officer of the sailing…
Erratic pandemic Olympics come to a mixed end
TOKYO (AP) - It started with a virus and a one-year hiatus. It ended with a blowing typhoon and, always, a virus. In between: pretty much everything.The Tokyo Olympics, dubbed "2020" but staged in mid-2021 after being interrupted for a…