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Japan to formally elect new prime minister on October 1
WEB1 day ago · TOKYO. Japan's new prime minister will be formally elected by the Diet on October 1 following next week's leadership contest, a ruling party official said Wednesday. Polls indicate that three frontrunners are emerging among the nine candidates to succeed Fumio Kishida as head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in …
China to express readiness to lift import ban on Japanese seafood
WEB1 day ago · TOKYO. China will express its readiness to lift a ban on imports of Japanese seafood once Japan and the U.N. nuclear watchdog agree to allow third-party countries to join monitoring activities on the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, diplomatic sources said Thursday.
Shinkansen makes emergency stop after cars uncouple en route to …
WEB1 day ago · A shinkansen made an emergency stop between northeastern Japan and Tokyo on Thursday after its two linked trains uncoupled, railway operator JR East said, but no injuries were reported among the some 320 people aboard. The incident involving the Komachi and Hayabusa high-speed trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line marked….
Next Japan PM's possible no-show at ASEAN summits may favor …
WEB2 days ago · No-shows by the top leaders of Japan and the United States "would enable China to do whatever it wants" in promoting its claims to regional counterparts at the upcoming ASEAN summits, said Katsuyuki Yakushiji, a professor in diplomacy at Toyo University. As Tokyo and Beijing continue jockeying for influence in the Global South, ASEAN members ...
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WEBThe number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 -- almost 90 percent of them women -- government data showed Tuesday. The figures further highlight the slow-burning demographic crisis gripping the world's fourth-biggest economy as its population ages and shrinks.…. Read.
Japan PM candidates seek ties with like-minded nations amid …
WEB5 days ago · Candidates in Japan's ruling party leadership election on Saturday underlined the importance of bolstering ties with like-minded partners in Asia and beyond to cope with the rise of an assertive China and provocative North Korea. While the security alliance with the United States remains key for Japan, the contenders showed….
Japan set to introduce new entry system for foreign tourists
WEBAug 29, 2024 · However, that’s all set to change in the future, as the Japanese government has announced plans to introduce a new travel authorization system which will require visitors to declare personal information online in order to enter the country. The new system is said to run in a similar way to ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) in ...
Politics - Japan Today
WEBToday 06:38 am JST. 23 Comments. Predicting the winner of Japan's ruling party leadership election -- whose victor is set to become the next prime minister -- is a hard call following the scandal-induced dissolution of powerful lawmaker groups that have influenced intraparty politicking and voting for decades. But their remnants may die hard.
Typhoon buffets Japan's Pacific coast, causing transport disruption ...
WEBAug 16, 2024 · By Caroline GARDIN and Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO. A very strong typhoon buffeted Japan's Pacific coast with fierce winds and heavy rain on Friday, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights and trains in the Tokyo area and leaving over 4,000 homes without power. Located about 300 kilometers south of Tokyo, Typhoon Ampil was packing gusts of up to ...