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Drums, Bikes And Conservatism: The Making Of Japan's First Woman PM
Sanae Takaichi has been elected as the head of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), placing her in line to become the nation's first woman prime minister.
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Sanae Takaichi, Once A Heavy Metal Drummer, Set To Be Japan's 1st Woman PM
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected and staunchly conservative head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to become Japan's first woman prime minister, but that doesn't mean she's a feminist choice, analysts say.
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Meet The 5 Candidates Competing To Be Japan's Next Prime Minister
Japan's long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and regain public support for the struggling party to stay in power.
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Why Japan's Ruling Party, In Power For Decades, Is Now Facing Collapse?
Liberal Democratic Party has dominated Japanese politics for most of the postwar era, and its leader almost always becomes prime minister.
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Japan Political Party To Install AI Leader
An upstart Japanese political party said it will install an artificial intelligence as leader after its maverick founder quit following a disastrous showing in recent elections.
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Japan's Ruling Liberal Democratic Party To Pick New PM On October 4
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will pick its new leader on October 4, the party's election committee said Tuesday, replacing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba who resigned after huge election setbacks.
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Here's Who May Replace Shigeru Ishiba As Japan's Next Prime Minister
Japan's ruling party must decide on its future direction with a new leader following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation to take responsibility for July's dismal election result.
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'Trump Whisperer' Ex-Minister Toshimitsu Motegi Joins Japan PM Race
Former foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi is angling to lead the world's fourth-largest economy as it faces fresh turbulence stemming from rising food prices and fallout from US tariffs on its crucial auto sector.
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Explained: Who Could Replace Shigeru Ishiba As Japan's Prime Minister
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has resigned, caving into ruling party pressure on him to take responsibility for a series of election losses, most recently in July's upper house.
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Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns To Avoid Split In Ruling Party
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday resigned, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at a shaky moment for the world's fourth-largest economy.
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#IshibaDon'tQuit: Unlikely Support Grows for Japanese PM Ishiba To Stay
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future is uncertain but an unlikely campaign for him to stay was growing online this week, including from people who are his natural political opponents.
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Japan's Far Right Sanseito Party Makes Big Gains In Upper House Election
Japan's far-right populist Sanseito party was one of the biggest winners in the weekend's upper house election, attracting many voters with its "Japanese First" platform.
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Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba May Quit After Poll Debacle: Report
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to soon announce his resignation, local media said Wednesday, after an election debacle left his coalition without a majority in parliament's upper house.
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MAGA-Style "Anti-Globalist" Politics Arrives In Japan
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition lost its upper house majority in an election on Sunday; the "Japanese first" Sanseito party, created only five years ago, increased its seats from two to 15.
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Japan's Ishiba Vows To Stay Despite Suffering Setback In Elections
Japanese premier Shigeru Ishiba vowed to stay on after his ruling coalition suffered a bruising defeat in upper house elections on Sunday as some of his own party discussed his future and the opposition weighed a no-confidence motion.
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Drums, Bikes And Conservatism: The Making Of Japan's First Woman PM
Sanae Takaichi has been elected as the head of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), placing her in line to become the nation's first woman prime minister.
-
Sanae Takaichi, Once A Heavy Metal Drummer, Set To Be Japan's 1st Woman PM
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected and staunchly conservative head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to become Japan's first woman prime minister, but that doesn't mean she's a feminist choice, analysts say.
-
Meet The 5 Candidates Competing To Be Japan's Next Prime Minister
Japan's long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and regain public support for the struggling party to stay in power.
-
Why Japan's Ruling Party, In Power For Decades, Is Now Facing Collapse?
Liberal Democratic Party has dominated Japanese politics for most of the postwar era, and its leader almost always becomes prime minister.
-
Japan Political Party To Install AI Leader
An upstart Japanese political party said it will install an artificial intelligence as leader after its maverick founder quit following a disastrous showing in recent elections.
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Japan's Ruling Liberal Democratic Party To Pick New PM On October 4
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will pick its new leader on October 4, the party's election committee said Tuesday, replacing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba who resigned after huge election setbacks.
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Here's Who May Replace Shigeru Ishiba As Japan's Next Prime Minister
Japan's ruling party must decide on its future direction with a new leader following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation to take responsibility for July's dismal election result.
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'Trump Whisperer' Ex-Minister Toshimitsu Motegi Joins Japan PM Race
Former foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi is angling to lead the world's fourth-largest economy as it faces fresh turbulence stemming from rising food prices and fallout from US tariffs on its crucial auto sector.
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Explained: Who Could Replace Shigeru Ishiba As Japan's Prime Minister
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has resigned, caving into ruling party pressure on him to take responsibility for a series of election losses, most recently in July's upper house.
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Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns To Avoid Split In Ruling Party
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday resigned, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at a shaky moment for the world's fourth-largest economy.
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#IshibaDon'tQuit: Unlikely Support Grows for Japanese PM Ishiba To Stay
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future is uncertain but an unlikely campaign for him to stay was growing online this week, including from people who are his natural political opponents.
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Japan's Far Right Sanseito Party Makes Big Gains In Upper House Election
Japan's far-right populist Sanseito party was one of the biggest winners in the weekend's upper house election, attracting many voters with its "Japanese First" platform.
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Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba May Quit After Poll Debacle: Report
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to soon announce his resignation, local media said Wednesday, after an election debacle left his coalition without a majority in parliament's upper house.
-
MAGA-Style "Anti-Globalist" Politics Arrives In Japan
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition lost its upper house majority in an election on Sunday; the "Japanese first" Sanseito party, created only five years ago, increased its seats from two to 15.
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Japan's Ishiba Vows To Stay Despite Suffering Setback In Elections
Japanese premier Shigeru Ishiba vowed to stay on after his ruling coalition suffered a bruising defeat in upper house elections on Sunday as some of his own party discussed his future and the opposition weighed a no-confidence motion.
