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Japan lodges strong protest against China's export ban, demands immediate
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Japan issued a strong protest with China after Beijing added 20 Japanese defence-related entities to its export ban list for dual-use items, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the measures, a senior government official said, as reported by Kyodo News.
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Japan polls deliver lowest postwar seat count for main opposition
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Japan's Centrist Reform Alliance won just 49 seats in the lower house election, the lowest for a main opposition party in the postwar era. The Liberal Democratic Party retained a dominant majority, continuing a pattern seen in previous elections, according to Kyodo News.
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Japan's LDP set to win two-thirds lower house majority, boosting PM Takaic
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is certain to secure a two-thirds majority in the lower house in the Japanese Parliament, the House of Representatives, following Sunday's snap election, delivering a significant boost to her policy agenda,
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Japan's Takaichi-led coalition on track for decisive snap election victory
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
As per Kyodo News, citing its projections, Takaichi's ruling LDP, together with its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), is poised to secure a supermajority of up to two-thirds of the 465 seats in the lower house of the National Diet, significantly surpassing the 233 seats re
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Japan PM Takaichi, political leaders seek mandate as parties make final pi
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
As the general election for the lower house in Japan is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 8, the political leaders in the country are making their final appeals to voters on Saturday, which will determine whether the country's first woman Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, secures a m
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Japan: Bluefin tuna fetches record USD 3.2 million in Tokyo's fish market
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to Kyodo News, the bluefin tuna, one of the most desirable fish for Japan's iconic dish, Sushi, weighed 243 kg and was caught off the coast of Oma in Aomori Prefecture in the Tohoku region.
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Japan: Tea-leaf spill results in multiple-vehicle car crash; leaves 1 dead
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
12 cars were involved in a multi-vehicle crash in eastern Japan after tea leaves spilled from a moving truck on a road caused the vehicles behind it to skid, Kyodo News reported citing the police.
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Over 50-vehicle pileup on Japan expressway kills 2, injures 26
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Police said snowy conditions turned the road surface icy, causing several vehicles to skid out of control. This led to a chain-reaction crash spanning roughly 300 metres, according to Kyodo News.
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Japan: Man arrested for stabbing 15 Yokohama Rubber factory employees in S
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Police on Saturday arrested one man in connection with a stabbing attack at the Mishima Plant of Yokohama Rubber Co. in central Japan, injuring a total of 15 employees, Kyodo News reported.
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Japan Cabinet approves record JPY 122.31 trillion budget for FY2026
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record initial budget of JPY 122.31 trillion (approximately USD 783 billion) for fiscal 2026, underscoring the newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's expansionary fiscal approach aimed at stimulating economic growth and strengthening defence capa
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Japan to overhaul foreign labor system with new 426,000 worker cap, skill-
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Japan is preparing for a major overhaul of its foreign labour policies, balancing a desperate need for workers with growing public concern over immigration, Kyodo News reported.
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Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet approval rating falls to 67.5 per cent amid Ta
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Japan PM Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet approval fell to 67.5 per cent, a Kyodo survey showed, amid concerns over her Taiwan remarks and ties with China. The poll also found public worry over fiscal health, mixed views on inflation relief and support for tax reform.
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