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The blunt assessment of Australia's prospects as a hydrogen superpower - which is central to the Morrison government's 'tech, not tax' approach to achieving net zero by 2050 - contrasts with the optimistic vision of the transnational group…

The United States and its allies should act more urgently in the face of rapidly changing Chinese military tactics, the new American commander of the Indo-Pacific region warned on Saturday. Admiral John Aquilino spoke at the Halifax…

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, in a telephone interview Thursday with his…

BEIJING (AP) - Chinese and American veterans and officials on Tuesday celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Flying Tigers, American pilots who flew to China during World War II, as a historic example of better relations and…

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo plans to visit Taiwan next year with the aim of controlling new Prime…

~~ ~ Suddenly, inequalities are at the top of the political agenda almost everywhere, at least that is what it seems. US President Joe Biden aims to present tax proposals that "will make billionaires cry," according to staunch…

A series of scandals - some involving shady ties between politicians and money - have plagued the administrations of Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Yoshihide Suga. Many questions remain, but outgoing Prime Minister Fumio!-->…

(Mainichi) The stronger their desire for approval, the more politicians focus on election results. The same can be said of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who dissolved the House of Representatives four years ago!-->…

POLITICSJapan honors former speakerFormer Speaker of Parliament Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) was among three…

Women's representation in the lower house fell slightly after the Oct. 31 election, with women making up less than 10 percent of politicians who won seats in the Diet chamber, which has 465!--googleon:index-->…

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling coalition will remain in power, but his party suffered heavy losses in an election on Sunday, exit polls showed, weakening it in just weeks after taking the head of the…

The leaders of the main Japanese parties made their last forays into the election campaign yesterday, a day before an election where the focus will be on…

The mountain village of Chizu goes a long way in explaining how one party maintained a virtual lockdown on power in Japan for nearly seven decades. The village in western Japan has long been in decline. Its population has fallen to 6,600…

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By SUSAN HAIGH, Associated PressSTAMFORD, Connecticut (AP) - Former Major League Baseball manager and player Bobby Valentine pokes fun at any suggestion he could be out of his league and run for mayor in his hometown of Stamford, the…

But analysts say the exercises will likely have the opposite effect, potentially rekindling regional tensions and reinforcing claims by the Japanese government that it must increase military spending to counter Chinese aggression.The trip,…

TOKYO - Four days after passing through a maritime choke point in northern Japan, 10 Chinese and Russian warships have now sailed through a southern choke point, in fact circling the country in one move unprecedented provocative. In a…

Islamabad: Japanese Ambassador Matsuda Kuninori returns to his country after serving a two-year and 10-month term in Pakistan.In a message, the outgoing envoy said he expressed his sincere gratitude for the support and kindness of…

TOKYO - Industrial subsidies are back in Tokyo as Japan prepares a multibillion-dollar support program for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first plant in the country.Japan is prepared to finance up to half the cost of the new…

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TOKYO - The campaign officially kicked off on Tuesday ahead of Japan's lower house elections on October 31. new to politics in the nation.Of the 8,803 candidates who have stood for the country's eight lower house elections since 1996,…

~~ (Second of 3 parts) Part 1: Professor Waseda offers evidence of comfort women working under contract. Now come the attacks This is the second in a three-part series examining the importance of academic freedom and open…

Stanly Johny talks to us about what's on the agenda for Japanese parties in the upcoming parliamentary elections Earlier this week, on Thursday, the new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dissolved the lower house of parliament,…

YouTube's tougher policies against election misinformation have been followed by a sharp drop in the prevalence of bogus and misleading videos on Facebook and Twitter, according to a new study released Thursday, highlighting the…

ST. PETERSBURG, October 14. / TASS /. The resounding remarks by new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that Tokyo would not agree to sign a peace treaty with Moscow without settling the territorial question pushes back the prospects…

With the general election set for October 31, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the goal of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito coalition was to maintain a simple majority. Currently, these parties hold 304 of the…

The political tension between China and Japan cannot be dismissed when it comes to the decision of the world's largest pension fund to avoid Chinese government bonds, some experts say. Japan's $ 1.7 trillion Government Pension…

AdvertisingIn his first press conference as Prime Minister designate of Japan, Kishida Fumio notably failed to mention climate change, let alone define a strategy to combat it. Japan's position in international climate policy receives…

Royal fans in Japan remained in disbelief at the "rude" behavior of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, said royal expert Angela Levin. Ms Levin said people in the East Asian country are particularly interested in the Sussexes because they…

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is expected to stress the need for a policy capable of winning the public's trust and empathy in his first policy speech on Friday.…

This file photo shows Takamori Yoshikawa, former minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) - A former representative of a major Japanese egg farmer was sentenced to 20 months in prison on!-->…

Energy funds topped the top 10 performers in September, as investors questioned whether inflation is here to stay. The two best performing funds of the month were Guinness Global Energy and BlackRock World Energy, with respective!-->!-->…

news, politicsNew Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida traded punches with lawmakers after being officially elected by parliament, as public broadcaster NHK announced he was preparing to call an election on October 31. Earlier today,…

Receive free updates from Fumio KishidaWe will send you a MyFT Daily Digest email gathering the latest news from Fumio Kishida every morning. Over the past few days, various friends in Tokyo have described - or acted upon - a sudden…

Washington - The United States hopes to work with Japan to advance the "Quad" group under the leadership of the next presumed prime minister Fumio Kishida, US Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks suggested Friday.The Quad brings…

~~ ~ The Ryukyu Golden Kings were down 47-32 with just over 6 minutes left in the third quarter against visiting Alvark Tokyo on Thursday night (September 30). The game was a little over half over, but the end result was far…

TOKYO (AP) - The inclusion of two women in Japan's leadership race - the first time in 13 years it hasn't been all men - surprised many, sparking hopes of progress for one ruling party long seen as sexist and out of touch.But their sonic…

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida attends a press conference at Liberal Democratic Party headquarters after being elected party chairman in Tokyo on September 29, 2021. (Du Xiaoyi / Pool Photo via AP) BEIJING!-->…

Japan's next ruler, Fumio Kishida, is a soft-spoken former foreign minister from a family of Hiroshima politicians, with a reputation for seeking common ground and a penchant for baseball.The 64-year-old won the ruling party's leadership…

Fumio Kishida, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, in his Tokyo office on Friday, September 3, 2021.Shoko Takayasu | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFormer Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida won the ruling party leadership…

The Democrats' latest attempt to lure Republicans came on Monday, when the Senate passed a bill to continue funding the government - an absolute necessity by September 30 - with a temporary increase in the cap of debt, as well as disaster…

Will Japan have its first lady PM? Dr Rajaram Panda Two women are in the running to become prime minister for the first time in Japanese history - a potential turning point for a country that ranks below Saudi!-->!-->…

Sanae Takaichi (left) and Seiko Noda, both former ministers and leadership candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan, show their motto on cards during a debate. — AP TOKYO: The…

Japan's ruling party will select the country's next prime minister in an election that has become the most unpredictable since Shinzo Abe's surprise return nearly a decade ago.The winner of the September 29 competition to lead the…

TOKYO - The inclusion of two women among the four candidates vying for the next prime minister appears to be a big step forward for Japan's notoriously sexist policies. But their fate lies in the hands of a predominantly male,…

If elected, Josina Morita would become the first Asian American woman to serve on the Cook County Board of Directors. That could be a headline as she kicks off her 2022 campaign for the county's 13th district seat, replacing retired…

It has been a good week for anyone excited to challenge the 2020 election. First there was new evidence, reported in a new book on the Biden family by Politico writer Ben Schreckinger and in an insider story on an aborted Libya-linked…

For 18 months, the theater practically disappeared in New York. For those of us who work on and around the stages, our life force has come to a complete standstill. The theater district was a ghost town. My wife, Rebecca Luker, and I…

* Japan on track to become top performing stock market in September* Suga's departure raises hopes for change and political revival* Foreign investors bought 2 trillion yen of Japanese stocksBy Hideyuki Sano and Tomo UetakeTOKYO, Sept. 24…

Japan is in turmoil after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga filed his papers on September 3, 2021. Suga has decided to withdraw from the presidential race of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) which in all likelihood will be…

Washington - The foreign ministers of the United States, Japan and South Korea will meet in New York on Wednesday to underline their commitment to promoting regional peace following a series of North Korean missile tests, a said a…

Chong-Sik Lee, Political Science Chong-Sik Lee, professor emeritus of political science…

Progressives hate him and Republicans love to hate him, but Rahm Emanuel's controversial appointment as US Ambassador to Japan receives strong support from a key group far from the fringes of left-right politics: the experts safe in Asia.…

For the past year and a half, dealing with the coronavirus has been the most important challenge in Japanese politics. Japanese leaders have been given a great responsibility. However, neither Prime Minister Yoshihide!-->!-->!-->…

This week, the United States resumed deportation flights to Haiti under the public health order. On Wednesday, immigration and customs services repatriated around 90 Haitians.Among those deported were families with young children,…

Liberal Democrat MP Sanae Takaichi, the ruling party's Sept. 29 presidential candidate, said on Sunday that it was "absolutely necessary" for the United States to deploy mid-range ground missiles to Japan amid the growing security…

BEIJING / SHENYANG, China - When a siren sounded at 9:18 a.m. on Saturday to mark the 90th anniversary of a rail bombardment by the Imperial Japanese Army, a senior Chinese official was among the attendees. Zhao Leji, the number 6 of the…

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WASHINGTON - President Biden announced on Friday that the United States and Europe have pledged to work to reduce global methane emissions by a third over the next decade and urged other countries to join their efforts to combat a powerful…

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York arrived at the Met Gala on Monday night wearing an ivory Brother Vellies wool jacket personalized with an organza ruffle and the message "Tax the Rich" emblazoned in red on her back.In…

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Cats may have nine lives, but their time on Earth is often cut short by kidney problems. For example, the Japanese who want their feline friends to live longer have donated nearly $ 2 million to the search for a cure.As the coronavirus…

Japanese Minister of Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform Taro Kono, who is responsible for overseeing the national COVID-19 vaccination program,…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who criticized her coaches at the Tokyo Games said on…

Chris Kleponis / CNP / Bloomberg / Getty Images U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris listens during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office building in Washington, DC,…

July 24, 2021AS THE SON From a Japanese mother and a Beninese father, Hachimura Rui stood out from her classmates in Toyama, a small town about a six-hour drive from Tokyo. Other kids laughed at him, he once reminded The Undefeated, a…

Annastacia Palaszczuk hit back at suggestions she was guilty of "double standard" while being grilled by reporters in Tokyo.The Premier of Queensland was celebrating Wednesday night after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed…

However, Biden's visit to launch the Olympics in support of American athletes comes as the number of Covid-19s rises in Japan, and in particular at the Games. As of Tuesday, the number of Tokyo Games-related cases had surpassed 70,…

NEW YORK - Gone are the plum blossoms and the image of Mount Fuji against a calm pink background from last year. A fully armored samurai warrior mounted on a charging steed is sported on the cover of Japan's Defense White Paper this year,…

TOKYO - The political climate is heating up in South Korea as potential presidential candidates draw their battle lines. The outcome of the March 9 vote for President Moon Jae-in's successor will go a long way in shaping the nation's…

TOKYO - The Japanese musical maverick who composed part of the score for the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics has apologized after revelations that he was bullying disabled classmates recently resurfaced.The boasting that Keigo…

TOKYO - He leads a team of 150,000 people. He is tasked with defending Japan against a foreign invasion, at a time when tensions are mounting in the Indo-Pacific in unprecedented ways.He is also the first Japan Land Self-Defense Force…

Washington - U.S. Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will visit Japan, South Korea and Mongolia next week, the State Department said, making no mention of a stopover in China that had been anticipated in the near future.…

While the political turmoil appears to have subsided, the vaccination campaign in Nepal, which was facing hiccups due to lack of doses, also appears to be gradually gaining ground. After months of struggle, some doses have started to…

Seoul - South Korean official expressed regret over "one-sided leak" to the media of information on the content of bilateral consultations on President Moon Jae-in's possible visit to Japan and talks with Prime Minister Yoshihide…

TOKYO - Japan will hold joint exercises with the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time in waters off the coast of the Horn of Africa, possibly next week, Japan's Minister of Defense said on Friday. Defense Nobuo…

DHAKA - In a major policy shift, Bangladesh decided to cut 10 coal-fired power plant projects amid criticism from environmentalists and difficulties in raising funds, raising concerns over the country's energy mix and relations with…

SEOUL (Reuters) - Struggling with illness, death and disillusionment, members of the rapidly declining South Korean fraternity of surviving "comfort women" say they face the twilight of their lives with diminished camaraderie and…

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga took the last call. Even as the world reeling from the second and third waves of the Covid-19 pandemic and a third of Japanese public opinion is in favor of a further postponement of…

For more than a year, they have stoked outrage against the West, but as Chinese "wolf warrior" diplomats are urged to calm their fury, they face an unexpected source of opposition: the nationalists at home. them.Under fire from criticism…

Toshiba Corp shareholders ousted the chairman of the board on Friday, issuing a powerful rebuke to the company after management colluded with the Japanese government to pressure foreign investors. The unexpected impeachment…

By JANIE HAR, Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Asian Americans, veterans and civilians in the United States and the Philippines campaign to name a Navy warship for a Filipino sailor who bravely rescued two crew members when their…

Just a day after announcing that local spectators in Japan would be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics this summer despite fears surrounding Covid-19, the chairman of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee told NBC News that…

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TOKYO - Japan's Industry Minister on Friday again rejected a recent report's finding that the government had overstepped its authority to interfere with a Toshiba shareholders meeting, saying there was no "no problem" with the way the…

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Newton's Third Law of Motion - for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction - was fully on display this week after NATO and the G7 took a tougher public stance on China. The ink was barely dry on the communiques of the two…

Tokyo (AFP) Kimiko Hirata has spent nearly half of her life fighting to wean Japan from its addiction to charcoal, and now is not the time to slow down, warns the…

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception on June 15 for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio, during which he…

"The fans don't want politics introduced into football." Many would agree with the sentiment of Conservative MP Lee Anderson. And so, he continued, in response to English footballers "kneeling" before a game: "For the first time in my…

TOKYO, June 12. / TASS /. An employee of the Russian trade mission in Tokyo, who allegedly received data on military technologies illegally from a former employee of a Japanese research company, has left Japan, the Russian embassy in…

Associated Press BEIJING (AP) - China's Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that the United States' decision to revoke Trump administration executive orders to ban apps like TikTok and WeChat was a "positive step," against a backdrop of…

Warusam, who traveled to Cairns in far north Queensland to enlist, says he thought of his family as he picked up the pen to sign.Loading"I am signing this form to defend my family, to defend my country, to keep Australia free," he said.…

Japan's influential Commerce Ministry effectively colluded with Toshiba Corp management to influence shareholder votes on director nominees at last year's annual general meeting, independent investigation found . Discrediting the…

TOKYO - Japan and Australia stressed "the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait" in a statement Wednesday following a meeting of their defense and defense chiefs. diplomacy, emphasizing the security cooperation…

WASHINGTON - The United States will work with the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue countries and the Group of Seven to address supply chain vulnerabilities for semiconductors and other strategic materials, White House report released…

In April, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared: "The IOC has the power to decide, and the IOC has already decided to host the Tokyo Olympics," and thus declared his government powerless to cancel the event in the face of to a…

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