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7 Japanese Etiquette Rules Tourists Should Know Before Visiting
Japan Etiquette Rules: Japan does not expect visitors to know everything instantly, but sincerity matters. Even small gestures of good manners can help you feel more included, welcomed and at ease throughout your travels.
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Man Accused Of Killing Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe To Go On Trial Today
A man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to go on trial on Tuesday, three years after the assassination of Japan's longest-serving premier stunned a nation where gun crime and political violence are rare.
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How Rise Of China 'Hawk' Sanae Takaichi Could Impact Japan-India Ties
Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi has been elected Japan's first female prime minister after a whirlwind few weeks of political wrangling.
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The Reality Of Japanese Politics For Women In A Male-Dominated Society
The three local councillors anticipate Sanae Takaichi's win will do little to shift the male-dominated world of politics or entrenched expectations that women will prioritise family over career.
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Gold Prices Near Record High Of $4,000 Amid US Government Shutdown
Gold hit a record high just below $4,000 an ounce as the US government shutdown, a wobble in technology stocks, and political shake-ups in Japan and France buoyed demand.
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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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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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#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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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 Governing Alliance Loses Upper House Elections
The loss is another blow to Ishiba's coalition, making it a minority in both houses following its October defeat in the lower house election, and worsening Japan's political instability.
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Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Rapidly Diminishing PM
Shigeru Ishiba likes the nitty gritty of policy and making military models, but his dream job as Japanese prime minister looked at risk of coming unstuck on Sunday.
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Japan's Governing Alliance Likely To Lose Upper House Elections, Exit Polls Show
The governing coalition of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is likely to lose a majority in the smaller of Japan's two parliamentary houses in a key election Sunday, according to exit polls, worsening the country's political instability.
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7 Japanese Etiquette Rules Tourists Should Know Before Visiting
Japan Etiquette Rules: Japan does not expect visitors to know everything instantly, but sincerity matters. Even small gestures of good manners can help you feel more included, welcomed and at ease throughout your travels.
-
Man Accused Of Killing Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe To Go On Trial Today
A man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to go on trial on Tuesday, three years after the assassination of Japan's longest-serving premier stunned a nation where gun crime and political violence are rare.
-
How Rise Of China 'Hawk' Sanae Takaichi Could Impact Japan-India Ties
Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi has been elected Japan's first female prime minister after a whirlwind few weeks of political wrangling.
-
The Reality Of Japanese Politics For Women In A Male-Dominated Society
The three local councillors anticipate Sanae Takaichi's win will do little to shift the male-dominated world of politics or entrenched expectations that women will prioritise family over career.
-
Gold Prices Near Record High Of $4,000 Amid US Government Shutdown
Gold hit a record high just below $4,000 an ounce as the US government shutdown, a wobble in technology stocks, and political shake-ups in Japan and France buoyed demand.
-
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.
-
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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#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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Japan's Governing Alliance Loses Upper House Elections
The loss is another blow to Ishiba's coalition, making it a minority in both houses following its October defeat in the lower house election, and worsening Japan's political instability.
-
Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Rapidly Diminishing PM
Shigeru Ishiba likes the nitty gritty of policy and making military models, but his dream job as Japanese prime minister looked at risk of coming unstuck on Sunday.
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Japan's Governing Alliance Likely To Lose Upper House Elections, Exit Polls Show
The governing coalition of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is likely to lose a majority in the smaller of Japan's two parliamentary houses in a key election Sunday, according to exit polls, worsening the country's political instability.
