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Japan’s ruling party picks Shigeru Ishiba to become next PM

Former defence chief elected leader of Liberal Democrats and vows to end ‘widespread distrust’ in party

The Guardian - UK

Shigeru Ishiba Wins Japan's Prime Minister Race

Shigeru Ishiba's victory in LDP leadership contest signals potential shift in policy direction, focusing on economic stability and regional diplomacy.

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Shigeru Ishiba to become Japan’s next PM after winning governing party vote

Ex-defence minister wins the leadership election of the Liberal Democratic Party which holds a majority in parliament.

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A crucial party election Friday will determine Japan's new prime minister

A crucial party election in Japan on Friday will determine the nation’s new prime minister

The Independent UK

Who’s in the running to be Japan’s next prime minister?

Japan’s governing party is choosing a new leader in a race analysts say is more unpredictable than usual.

Al Jazeera

Dollar Slides as Chinese Stimulus Boosts the Yuan

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday fell by -0.41%. The dollar was under pressure after the Chinese yuan rose to a 16-month high against the dollar after the government boosted stimulus measures. Also, Thursday’s rally in stocks curbed liquidity demand for the dollar. Losses in the dollar were limited due...

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Dollar Recovers Early Losses as T-note Yields Climb

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is slightly higher due to stronger-than-expected US weekly jobless claims and Q2 GDP reports, hawkish factors for Fed policy that pushed T-note yields higher. Gains in the dollar are limited by strength in the Chinese yuan, which climbed to a 16-month high against the...

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Japanese Prime Minister Election: Key Vote For New Leader

The Liberal Democratic Party in Japan is set to elect a new prime minister from a diverse pool of candidates, including two women, amidst changing politica...

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What to know about the party vote that will determine Japan's next leader

Japan's governing party will pick a new leader Friday who will succeed outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

The Independent UK

Japan has just 13 female CEOs among top 1,600 companies, survey shows

Fewer than 1% of chief executive officers at the 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange are women, survey finds

The Guardian - AU

Who will Japan’s next PM be? A policy wonk, ultra-conservative or surfer making the climate fight ‘sexy’

Polls show Shigeru Ishiba, Sanae Takaichi and Shinji Koizumi are best placed to replace PM Fumio Kishida later this month

The Guardian - AU

Race To Become Japan's Next PM Kicks Off

Japan's leadership race kicked off Thursday with a record nine candidates including the surfing son of a former prime minister and an arch-nationalist vying to be the first woman premier.

International Business Times

The candidates to be Japan's next leader include a former premier's son and a defense expert

Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on Sept. 27 to choose his replacement

The Independent UK

Diet approves record 114 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2023

The Diet approved a record 114.3812 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2023 on Tuesday, with measures to tackle the declining birth rate and enhance the nation's defense capabilities at the forefront of the plan.

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Takaichi defends opposition to tax hike

Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday defended her tweet opposing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's plan to raise taxes in conjunction with an increase in defense spending, declaring she "did not say anything wrong."

Reuters

Analysis-Japan's Kishida walks tightrope to redemption with planned defence splurge

Boosting military spending may be Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's best hope of reviving his sinking popularity, but there is a catch, analysts say: paying for it with unpopular new taxes could undermine an already wobbly premiership.

The Independent UK

Japan leader sends offerings to controversial Tokyo shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has donated religious offerings to a Tokyo shrine viewed by Chinese and Koreans as a symbol of Japanese wartime militarism, though he did not visit it in person

The Guardian - AU

Japan ministers visit war shrine as South Korea calls for end to historical tensions

Japan PM Fumio Kishida sends offering but stays away from Yasukuni, which honours dead including class-A war criminals

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The Independent UK

Japan marks WWII's end, Kishida doesn't mention aggression

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has renewed Japan’s no-war pledge at a somber ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the country's World War II defeat, but he did not mention Japanese wartime aggression

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida replaces 14 Cabinet members, adds key veterans

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday overhauled his Cabinet, replacing 14 ministers in a reshuffle aiming to deal with some of "the greatest postwar difficulties."

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida beset by intraparty policy demands

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faced an uphill battle, as the government's draft of the Basic Policies for Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform had to be revised repeatedly at the request of members of the Liberal Democratic Party.

The Hindu

India allows Japan to pick up aid using commercial plane

Ministry of External Affairs however said one aircraft of Japan’s Self–Defence Forces has been given overflight permission.

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