On This Day: Tribunal sentences Japanese ex-PM Hideki Tojo to death
On Nov. 12, 1948, a war crimes tribunal in Japan sentenced former premier Hideki Tojo and six other World War II Japanese ...
Japanese leader holds on to power but faces a tricky time with Trump
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whom lawmakers voted to keep in office Monday despite his party’s dismal recent election showing, has vowed to further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Japan’s reelected Prime Minister Ishiba vows to step up reform
A vote is mandatory following a general election, and Ishiba is expected to be re-elected in a runoff against the top ...
Shigeru Ishiba Wins Vote to Remain as Japan’s Prime Minister
Parliament voted Monday to stick with Mr. Ishiba, who will lead a minority government after his party suffered heavy losses ...
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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100 Years of the Discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization: How It Shaped Indian Politics
As of then, Indian civilization’s antiquity had been traced up to the 3rd century BCE – in Mauryan Buddhist Emperor Asoka’s ...
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Japan’s Tamaki Digs In Over Tax Demand to Support Ailing LDP
Japan’s Tamaki Digs In Over Tax Demand to Support Ailing LDP Leaders of DPP and LDP agreed to discuss policy cooperation DPP’s Tamaki says support for LDP contingent on tax proposal ...
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Japan's Komeito party leader to resign over election results
The leader of Japan's ruling coalition partner Komeito has stated his intention to step down to take responsibility for the party's setback in Sunday's Lower House election. Komeito Chief ...
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Ocean creature — with ‘panda’-colored body — is a new species in Japan. See it
Along the coast of southeastern Japan, an animal was found decades before it was identified as a new species. Zenigame Photo via Unsplash Decades ago, Shigeyuki Yamato scanned the shallow coastal ...
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Election shock: Japan's ruling LDP coalition loses grip on lower house majority
Of the 465 members elected to the lower house, 73 were women -- the highest female representation in Japan's government to date. The snap election was called by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...
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Japan's ruling party loses its majority in blow to new PM
For all the apathy, politics in Japan has been moving at a fast pace in recent months. Ishiba took over as prime minister after being voted in by the LDP following his predecessor Fumio Kishida ...