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'#Ishiba Don't quit': unlikely support grows for Japan PM
The prospect of someone as premier with hawkish views on Japanese history and China has fuelled online calls for the moderate ...
Who could replace Japan's Ishiba as leader of the ruling party?
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce his resignation by the end of next month, media said on Wednesday, ...
Rise of Right-Wing Populism Threatens Japan’s Haven Status
The roots of Japan’s economic problems go back to the late 1980s, when the nation suddenly went from challenging US economic ...
Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right
The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...
Growing pressure on Japan's Ishiba to resign after election trouncing
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was facing growing pressure to resign on Wednesday after his coalition lost its ...
Japan’s upper house election result foreshadows political upheavals
The ruling LDP has only been able to remain in office as a minority government as a result of the deep divisions among the ...
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Japan’s Ishiba vows ‘steady’ implementation of U.S. tariff deal
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he wants to oversee the "steady" implementation of a recently clinched trade deal ...
Trump-inspired 'Japanese First' party gains ground in Japan
Sanseito, a Japanese populist party that draws inspiration from Donald Trump's politics, is gaining support ahead of Sunday's ...
Japan's PM Ishiba denies he has decided to quit
Shigeru Ishiba denied he had decided to quit after a source and media reports said he planned to announce his resignation to ...
Young Voters Are Pulling Japan to the Right. But How Far?
Anti-establishment parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite struck a chord with working-age ...