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On Suga’s overseas debut, Japan, Vietnam agree broadly on defence transfer
World
October 19, 2020
On Suga’s overseas debut, Japan, Vietnam agree broadly on defence transfer
HANOI (Reuters) – Japan hailed an agreement in principle to supply Vietnam with military gear and technology, as the two…
End of Abe era leaves Japan still searching for way forward
World
September 16, 2020
End of Abe era leaves Japan still searching for way forward
MITO, Japan (AP) — Among the challenges awaiting newly appointed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is the urgent challenge of…
Yoshihide Suga wins party vote for Japan prime minister
World
September 14, 2020
Yoshihide Suga wins party vote for Japan prime minister
TOKYO (AP) — Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party on Monday, virtually guaranteeing him…
Japan’s ruling party to hold September 14 leadership vote; four possible candidates for PM
World
August 31, 2020
Japan’s ruling party to hold September 14 leadership vote; four possible candidates for PM
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to hold a leadership vote on Sept. 14 to replace Prime…
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe intends to resign for health reasons
World
August 28, 2020
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe intends to resign for health reasons
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, intends to leave office because of declining health, according to his…
Japan marks 75th anniversary of war end with no Abe apology
World
August 15, 2020
Japan marks 75th anniversary of war end with no Abe apology
TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with Emperor Naruhito…
Survivors mark 75th anniversary of world’s 1st atomic attack
World
August 6, 2020
Survivors mark 75th anniversary of world’s 1st atomic attack
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Survivors of the world’s first atomic bombing gathered in diminished numbers near an iconic, blasted dome…
Flood death toll hits 20 as Japan warned of more rainfall
World
July 5, 2020
Flood death toll hits 20 as Japan warned of more rainfall
TOKYO (Reuters) – The death toll from floods and landslides unleashed by torrential rains on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu…
Japan lifts Tokyo’s state of emergency, eyes fresh stimulus
World
May 25, 2020
Japan lifts Tokyo’s state of emergency, eyes fresh stimulus
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas on…
Japan’s elderly workers, once key to Abenomics, suffer as pandemic closes businesses
World
May 22, 2020
Japan’s elderly workers, once key to Abenomics, suffer as pandemic closes businesses
TOKYO (Reuters) — On a recent Saturday in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district more than 100 people, many of them elderly men,…