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Japan's Defense Minister Koizumi cancels visit to Indonesia: source
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (116+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Japan's Defense Minister Koizumi cancels visit to Indonesia: source TOKYO - Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has decided to forgo a planned visit to Indonesia arranged for around Thursday, a source familiar with the matter said....
BREAKING NEWS: S. Korea says to again skip attending Sado mine memorial in Japan this year
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (113+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study Japan PM Takaichi urges removal of Russia war victory statue China asks Ukraine…...
Japan PM Takaichi urges removal of Russia war victory statue
1+ week, 2+ day ago (180+ words) BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM Takaichi urges removal of Russia war victory statue Japan Wire by Kyodo News Japan PM Takaichi urges removal of Russia war victory statue TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday urged Russia to remove a…...
N. Korea raps Japan PM Takaichi over bow toward war-linked Yasukuni shrine
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (333+ words) BEIJING - North Korea on Monday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for bowing toward the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo earlier this month, with state-run media saying her gesture reflects "militaristic ambition that has gone to extremes." "It is something…...
Japan PM calls official residence "workplace," sees cockroach but not ghosts
3+ week, 2+ day ago (391+ words) TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Saturday she uses her official residence near her office as a workplace, in an apparent response to views that she tends to seclude herself in her house. In a series of posts on…...
BREAKING NEWS: 42% against Japan PM's omission of "remorse" in address at WWII ceremony
3+ week, 1+ day ago (112+ words) Read full story here 4 workers die after being hit by express train north of Tokyo Malaysian plane bound for Kuala Lumpur aborts takeoff at Narita airport Russia conducts missile test off Japan-claimed islands amid deepening row Central Tokyo average condo…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM drops "remorse," vow to renounce war in WWII anniv. speech
4+ week, 2+ day ago (96+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Flooding in Chiba Pref. leaves at least 8 dead, paralyzes transportation Rugby: Player for League One 2nd-tier team dies after suffering heatstroke Putin pays 1st visit to Russia-controlled island, draws protest from Japan Nagasaki warns of risk…...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM Takaichi eyes forgoing Yasukuni shrine visit on anniv. of WWII end
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (112+ words) Read full story here 2 women who died in Aeon mall blast were told to return inside by employer Rugby: Player for League One 2nd-tier team dies after suffering heatstroke Nagasaki warns of risk of nuclear war on 81st A-bomb anniversary Takaichi…...
Japan PM vows to continue seeking cut in Diet seats upon end of session
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (376+ words) TOKYO - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday renewed her commitment to policies that were agreed between her party and its junior ally when they formed a coalition last year, including a bill to reduce the number of House of Representatives…...
PM Takaichi's Cabinet support rate dips to 53.7%, lowest since launch
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (175+ words) The approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet fell 2.1 percentage points from the previous survey to 53.7 percent, the lowest since she took office last October, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday. PM Takaichi's Cabinet support rate dips to…...