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'Iron Lady' Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first woman prime minister
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Takaichi won 237 of 465 votes cast in the lower house of Parliament to become the Japan PM.
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LDP chief Takaichi set to become Japan's first woman PM as coalition deal
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the opposition Japan Innovation Party (JIP) have reached a de facto agreement to form a coalition, Kyodo News reported, citing senior officials from both parties on Saturday (local time). The deal would see the JIP supporting the LDP from
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Japan: Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi wins party electio
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Saturday, as reported by Kyodo News.
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Japan's farm minister Koizumi enters LDP leadership race, pledges to reviv
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
While the LDP's new leader will likely become prime minister, that is not guaranteed. The LDP-Komeito coalition does not have a majority in the House of Representatives, the Lower House in the Parliament.
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Japan's former Internal Affairs Minister Takaichi enters race for LDP lead
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Japan's former Internal Affairs Minister Sanae Takaichi has officially announced her bid for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Thursday, completing the list of major candidates seeking to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Kyodo News reported.
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Japan's ex-Economic Security Minister Takaichi leads race for LDP presiden
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Japan's former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi has emerged as the leading contender to become the next president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), according to a poll released by Kyodo News, ahead of the party's leadership election set for October 4.
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Japan: Senior LDP lawmakers begin bids to succeed PM Ishiba following resi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Just one day after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba decided to step down from the position of the president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), senior party leaders threw their hats into the ring for the race to succeed Ishiba.
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Japan PM Ishiba Shigeru announces resignation
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, who took office last October, announced his resignation on Sunday as president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), just weeks after its ruling coalition suffered a historic defeat in a July election.
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Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru to step down
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on Sunday decided to step down from the post over a month after his party was hit with a major electoral setback in the Japanese Parliament, NHK World reported.
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Japan PM rejects resignation demands as LDP mulls early leadership vote
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday reaffirmed his decision to remain in office despite growing pressure to resign, as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) convened a crucial meeting following its recent electoral setback in the Japanese Parliament, Kyodo News reported.
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Japan Election: Ruling coalition to lose voter confidence, a severe blow t
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The cards are stacked against Ishiba, with all major opposition parties ruling out joining the Liberal Democratic Party and its partner Komeito in an expanded coalition.
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"Govt will do anything and everything to protect 140 crore people in count
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"...The government of India will do anything and everything to protect the 140 crore people in the country. I think india's viewpoint has to be put forth before everybody. Pakistan has been peddling lies all through. Pakistan has been saying things against India. This has to be actually done
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