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Why Japan's PM Wants to Dissolve The Government And Call Snap Polls
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament's lower house next week, triggering a national election to decide all 465 seats in her first major election test since taking office in October.
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Japan's Female MPs Petition For More Restrooms In Male-Dominated Parliament
Nearly 60 women lawmakers in Japan, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building to match their improved representation.
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Japan's First Woman PM Sanae Takaichi Plays Heavy Metal Drums To Relieve Stress
Sanae Takaichi was voted in by parliament as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday.
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Sanae Takaichi, China Hawk, Becomes Japan's First Woman PM
Parliament appointed Sanae Takaichi, an admirer of Margaret Thatcher, as prime minister on Tuesday, after she unexpectedly won a majority in a first round of voting.
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How India's Choice Of August 15 As Independence Day Has A Japan Link
Amid rising communal violence and worsening law and order, the British Parliament decided that the colonial rule in India would end on August 15, 1947.
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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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Japan Enacts Law Obliging Big Firms To Join Carbon Trading By 2026
Japan's parliament enacted a law on Wednesday obliging hundreds of major companies to participate in a carbon emission trading system as part of its efforts to achieve the country's climate goals.
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Crypto Assets May Gain Legal Status in Japan as Regulators Aim to Tackle Insider Trading: Report
Japan's financial regulators are reportedly revising the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to include crypto assets, aiming to submit the reformed bill to parliament by 2026 after completing their analysis. Led by the Financial Services Agency (FSA), this initiative aims to foster crypto industry growth under stringent regulatory oversight.
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Japan PM Apologises For Giving Out Gifts, Clouding Budget Prospects
Speaking in parliament, Japanese PM said he used "pocket money" to hand out gift certificates to 15 lawmakers of the Liberal Democratic Party before having dinner with them on March 3 as a "show of appreciation" for their hard work getting elected.
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Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba Dissolves Parliament Ahead of Snap Elections
By dissolving parliament now, Shigeru Ishiba wants to put his party to the test before his "honeymoon" period ends, a political science professor said.
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Why Japan's PM Wants to Dissolve The Government And Call Snap Polls
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament's lower house next week, triggering a national election to decide all 465 seats in her first major election test since taking office in October.
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Japan's Female MPs Petition For More Restrooms In Male-Dominated Parliament
Nearly 60 women lawmakers in Japan, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building to match their improved representation.
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Japan's First Woman PM Sanae Takaichi Plays Heavy Metal Drums To Relieve Stress
Sanae Takaichi was voted in by parliament as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday.
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Sanae Takaichi, China Hawk, Becomes Japan's First Woman PM
Parliament appointed Sanae Takaichi, an admirer of Margaret Thatcher, as prime minister on Tuesday, after she unexpectedly won a majority in a first round of voting.
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How India's Choice Of August 15 As Independence Day Has A Japan Link
Amid rising communal violence and worsening law and order, the British Parliament decided that the colonial rule in India would end on August 15, 1947.
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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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Japan Enacts Law Obliging Big Firms To Join Carbon Trading By 2026
Japan's parliament enacted a law on Wednesday obliging hundreds of major companies to participate in a carbon emission trading system as part of its efforts to achieve the country's climate goals.
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Crypto Assets May Gain Legal Status in Japan as Regulators Aim to Tackle Insider Trading: Report
Japan's financial regulators are reportedly revising the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to include crypto assets, aiming to submit the reformed bill to parliament by 2026 after completing their analysis. Led by the Financial Services Agency (FSA), this initiative aims to foster crypto industry growth under stringent regulatory oversight.
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Japan PM Apologises For Giving Out Gifts, Clouding Budget Prospects
Speaking in parliament, Japanese PM said he used "pocket money" to hand out gift certificates to 15 lawmakers of the Liberal Democratic Party before having dinner with them on March 3 as a "show of appreciation" for their hard work getting elected.
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Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba Dissolves Parliament Ahead of Snap Elections
By dissolving parliament now, Shigeru Ishiba wants to put his party to the test before his "honeymoon" period ends, a political science professor said.
