Japan’s Parliament Reelects Struggling Leader Shigeru Ishiba as Prime Minister
TOKYO — Japan's parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst ...
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Lawmakers Vote To Keep Ishiba As Japan PM: Parliament Speaker
Japanese lawmakers voted to keep Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister Monday, the parliament speaker said, after the premier's ruling coalition lost its majority in an election. Ishiba won 221 votes in a ...
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Japan's first severely disabled lawmakers join parliament
Two politicians have taken their seats in Japan's parliament as the first lawmakers with severe disabilities. Yasuhiko Funago and Eiko Kimura are both largely paralysed and rely on carers for ...
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Japan PM Dissolves Parliament Ahead Of Oct 27 Elections: Speaker
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved parliament on Wednesday ahead of October 27 snap elections, lower house speaker Fukushiro Nukaga said. Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP ...
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Japan PM calls snap election to 'create a new Japan'
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved parliament on Wednesday, saying that an election this month was a chance to "create a new Japan" by revitalising rural regions. Ishiba's Liberal ...
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Lower house of Japan's parliament passes bill to promote LGBTQ+ awareness, but not guarantee rights
The powerful lower house of Japan's parliament passed a bill Tuesday to promote understanding of LGBTQ+ issues amid protests by activists who say last-minute revisions by Prime Minister Fumio ...
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Japan PM to dissolve parliament for 'honeymoon' snap election
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to dissolve parliament on Wednesday ahead of October 27 snap elections, banking on his political honeymoon and a fragmented opposition to lead his ...
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Japan's ruling coalition loses a majority in the lower house, creating political uncertainty
Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party remains the top party in Japan's parliament, and a change of government is not expected. But the results create political uncertainty. Falling short of a majority ...
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Japan’s Ishiba Emphasizes Deflation Fight in Parliament Speech
(Bloomberg) -- New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba emphasized in his first speech to parliament that his top economic priority is to defeat deflation and put the nation on a stable growth ...
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Japan's parliament elects Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister
Oct. 1 (UPI) --The Japanese parliament officially elected Shigeru Ishiba as the country's new prime minister on Tuesday. Ishiba, 67, received 291 of 461 votes cast to become the nation's 102nd prime ...
Japan’s parliament reelects struggling leader Ishiba as prime minister
A vote is mandatory following a general election, and Ishiba is expected to be re-elected in a runoff against the top ...