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Explained: Why Japan's Coalition Collapsed, What Happens Next?
Japan's ruling coalition collapsed on Friday after its junior partner, Komeito, quit, raising doubts about whether conservative Sanae Takaichi will become the country's first woman prime minister.
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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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Watch: Old Video Of Japan's Next PM Belting Out Rock Anthem On TV Is Viral
As Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) rallies behind Sanae Takaichi to become the country's next prime minister, a video has resurfaced showing the conservative leader singing X Japan's classic rock anthem "Rusty Nail".
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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'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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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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Japan Heads To Polls Amid Rising Prices, Immigration Concerns
Japanese voters could unleash political turmoil as they head to the polls on Sunday in a tightly contested upper house election, with rising prices and immigration concerns threatening to weaken Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power.
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Rising Prices, Rice Crisis, Tariffs: Threaten Japan's Coalition Ahead Of Vote
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday's upper house election, and a loss could worsen political instability at a time of daunting challenges, such as rising prices and high US tariffs.
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1953 Iran Coup: How The US Promised Liberation, But Delivered B2 Bombers
Seventy-two years ago, in August 1953, the US and the United Kingdom orchestrated a covert operation to depose Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.
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From Making Burritos To Minnesota Lawyer, All About Melissa Hortman
Melissa Hortman's influence at the Minnesota Capitol and her power as a Democratic leader to shape the course of a deeply divided Legislature were a far cry from her job as a teenager making chili-cheese burritos and overshadowed her volunteer work t
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"Disappointed": Pro-Khalistan Leader Jagmeet Singh Loses Canada Polls, Quits As Party Leader
New Democratic Party (NDP) chief Jagmeet Singh, known to be a pro-Khalistan leader, on Tuesday resigned after he failed to retain his seat in the Canadian elections.
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Explained: Why Japan's Coalition Collapsed, What Happens Next?
Japan's ruling coalition collapsed on Friday after its junior partner, Komeito, quit, raising doubts about whether conservative Sanae Takaichi will become the country's first woman prime minister.
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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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Watch: Old Video Of Japan's Next PM Belting Out Rock Anthem On TV Is Viral
As Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) rallies behind Sanae Takaichi to become the country's next prime minister, a video has resurfaced showing the conservative leader singing X Japan's classic rock anthem "Rusty Nail".
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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.
-
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'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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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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Japan Heads To Polls Amid Rising Prices, Immigration Concerns
Japanese voters could unleash political turmoil as they head to the polls on Sunday in a tightly contested upper house election, with rising prices and immigration concerns threatening to weaken Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power.
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Rising Prices, Rice Crisis, Tariffs: Threaten Japan's Coalition Ahead Of Vote
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday's upper house election, and a loss could worsen political instability at a time of daunting challenges, such as rising prices and high US tariffs.
-
1953 Iran Coup: How The US Promised Liberation, But Delivered B2 Bombers
Seventy-two years ago, in August 1953, the US and the United Kingdom orchestrated a covert operation to depose Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.
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From Making Burritos To Minnesota Lawyer, All About Melissa Hortman
Melissa Hortman's influence at the Minnesota Capitol and her power as a Democratic leader to shape the course of a deeply divided Legislature were a far cry from her job as a teenager making chili-cheese burritos and overshadowed her volunteer work t
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"Disappointed": Pro-Khalistan Leader Jagmeet Singh Loses Canada Polls, Quits As Party Leader
New Democratic Party (NDP) chief Jagmeet Singh, known to be a pro-Khalistan leader, on Tuesday resigned after he failed to retain his seat in the Canadian elections.
