TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi coalition achieved a historic victory in Sunday’s (Feb 8) lower house elections, granting her government a supermajority and paving the way for ambitious economic and security policies. Read More: PM Takaichi calls snap election in Japan Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader, led the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to 316 of 465 seats, […]
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Takaichi party poised for landslide in Japan’s lower house election
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ruling party is on track for a commanding victory in next week’s lower house election, according to a survey conducted by the Asahi newspaper, boosting her mandate for expansionary fiscal policies. Read More: PM Takaichi calls snap election in Japan The poll, released Sunday, indicates Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is likely to […]
Japanese court sentences Abe assassin to life over 2022 shooting
A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison for the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, concluding a case that shocked a country where violent political attacks are exceptionally rare. Public broadcaster NHK reported the verdict from the Nara District Court, more than three years after Abe was fatally shot […]
Sanae Takaichi Set to Become Japan’s First Female PM
TOKYO — Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Saturday elected Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative, as its new leader — putting her on track to become Japan’s first-ever female prime minister. For most of Japan’s post-war history, the LDP presidency has virtually guaranteed the premiership since the party or its coalition partners hold majorities […]
Japanese man sets himself on fire in apparent protest at former PM’s state funeral
Tokyo: A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister’s office on Wednesday in an apparent protest at the government’s decision to hold a state funeral for former premier Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated earlier this year, media reported. The man was taken to hospital suffering burns to his entire body, while a […]