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Asia|News|World

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida to resign, paving way for new leader

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, succumbing to public disaffection over political scandals and

Asia|News

Outgoing Japanese leader urges ruling party to embrace change

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday urged his colleagues to embrace change and seek out a candidate that will transform an

Asia|News|World

Japan ministers visit controversial war shrine on World War Two anniversary

Japan marked the anniversary on Thursday of its defeat in World War Two with visits by at least three cabinet ministers to the controversial Yasukuni shrine that other

Japan ministers visit controversial war shrine on World War Two anniversary
Asia|US

US urges Japan to name disaster relief hub task force members

The United States on Wednesday called on Japan to name its representatives for a joint task force that will determine the location and resources for a humanitarian

US urges Japan to name disaster relief hub task force members
Asia

China's airspace intrusion a 'wake-up call' for Japan, says U.S. Republican lawmaker

The intrusion of a Chinese spy plane into Japanese airspace is a "wake-up call" for Tokyo about the aggressive nature of China's leadership, U.S. lawmaker John Moolenaar

China's airspace intrusion a 'wake-up call' for Japan, says U.S. Republican lawmaker
Asia|News|World

Typhoon Shanshan drenches Japan, prompting landslide and flood alerts

Typhoon Shanshan soaked large swathes of Japan with torrential rain on Friday, prompting warnings for flooding and landslides hundreds of

Typhoon Shanshan drenches Japan, prompting landslide and flood alerts
Asia|Business|Technology

Japan's military to spend on AI, automation, perks to combat recruitment crisis

Japan's defence ministry on Friday said it will invest in AI, automation and improving troop conditions to address a worsening recruitment shortfall that has left its

Japan's military to spend on AI, automation, perks to combat recruitment crisis
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|News|US

US opposition to Nippon Steel deal 'very unsettling', Japan PM hopeful says

One of the frontrunners to become Japan's next premier said on Friday that any U.S. move to block Japan's Nippon Steel from buying U.S.

US opposition to Nippon Steel deal 'very unsettling', Japan PM hopeful says
Asia|News|US

Japan PM hopeful Kono calls for US assurances to deter nuclear ambitions

Tokyo should seek stronger assurances from Washington about its commitment to Japan's nuclear defence, in order to deflect concerns that could fuel

Japan PM hopeful Kono calls for US assurances to deter nuclear ambitions
Asia|Election|News

LDP leadership election candidates: Who's vying to be Japan's next PM?

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party votes on Friday in leadership election to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

LDP leadership election candidates: Who's vying to be Japan's next PM?
Asia|Business|News|US|World

Canada in talks about joining expanded AUKUS, defence chief Blair says

Canada is in discussions about joining an expanded AUKUS deal between the U.S., Britain, and Australia formed to counter China's growing military influence in the Asia

Canada in talks about joining expanded AUKUS, defence chief Blair says
Asia|News|US

Japan, US face shared challenge from cheap China steel, Japan PM hopeful says

Japan and the United States should avoid confrontation about the steel industry and work together amid competition from China, the world's top

Japan, US face shared challenge from cheap China steel, Japan PM hopeful says
Asia|News|Technology|World

Hack of Hezbollah devices exposes dark corners of Asia supply chains

The lethal hack of Hezbollah's Asian-branded pagers and walkie-talkies has sparked an intense search for the devices' path,

Hack of Hezbollah devices exposes dark corners of Asia supply chains
Asia|Election

Japan PM candidate Koizumi talks of change, but rivals could alter US diplomacy

In the race to become Japan's next leader, young contender Shinjiro Koizumi has positioned himself as a change candidate, but his veteran rivals Shigeru Ishiba and Sanae

Japan PM candidate Koizumi talks of change, but rivals could alter US diplomacy
Asia|Business|Economy|News|World

Shigeru Ishiba to be Japan's leader, winning on fifth attempt

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said he wanted to clean up his ruling party, revitalise the economy and see off security

Shigeru Ishiba to be Japan's leader, winning on fifth attempt
Asia|News|World

Shigeru Ishiba: political troublemaker set to take charge in Japan

Japan's next prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, says he reads three books a day and would rather do that than mingle with the ruling party colleagues who picked him as their

Shigeru Ishiba: political troublemaker set to take charge in Japan
Asia|News|US|World

Incoming Japan PM Ishiba's 'Asian NATO' idea test for US diplomacy

Shigeru Ishiba, tapped to be Japan's next prime minister, may cause diplomatic headaches for the U.S. with proposals to revamp Tokyo's closest alliance by locking

Incoming Japan PM Ishiba's 'Asian NATO' idea test for US diplomacy
Asia|News|World

Japan's new PM Ishiba unveils cabinet ahead of snap election

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday unveiled his cabinet as he seeks to heal party divisions and secure a national mandate with an Oct.

Japan's new PM Ishiba unveils cabinet ahead of snap election
Asia|Business|Economy|News

Japan PM Ishiba tells cabinet to compile stimulus package

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba formally instructed his ministers on Friday to compile a fresh economic package to cushion the blow to

Japan PM Ishiba tells cabinet to compile stimulus package
Asia|Election

A man's world: Japan makes tepid push on gender gap in politics as election nears

Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan's ruling party in her 20-seat prefecture for the Oct. 27 general election,

A man's world: Japan makes tepid push on gender gap in politics as election nears
Asia|Election

Japan election to test ruling party, may bring uncertainty

Japan's voters could end more than a decade of Liberal Democratic Party dominance on Sunday, forcing the ruling party into power-sharing deals that could undermine the

Japan election to test ruling party, may bring uncertainty
Election

Japan's ruling coalition loses majority, election outcome in balance

Japan's ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a drubbing at Sunday's national election, raising uncertainty over the make-

Japan's ruling coalition loses majority, election outcome in balance
Asia|Election

The Japanese parties that may jockey for power after election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition looks set to lose its parliamentary majority, exit polls from Sunday's general election suggest, meaning a possible

The Japanese parties that may jockey for power after election
Asia|Election|Finance|Political|World

Japan's government in flux after election gives no party majority

The make-up of Japan's future government was in flux on Monday after voters punished Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's scandal-tainted

Japan's government in flux after election gives no party majority
Asia|US

Election shock in key US ally Japan could embolden China, other rivals

A shock election result in Japan, Washington's key Asian security ally, and the United States' potentially destabilising presidential election next week could provide an

Election shock in key US ally Japan could embolden China, other rivals

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