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Japan PM Battles for Survival in Parliament Vote

Japan's struggling leader faces another vote in parliament after his party's election loss

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade, faces another tough vote in parliament on Monday, though he is likely re-elected.

Reuters · 3h

Japan PM battles for survival in parliament vote as Trump looms large

Even so, Ishiba then faces the prospect of running a fragile minority government as protectionist Donald Trump regains control in Japan's main ally the U.S., tensions rise with rivals China and North Korea, and public pressure mounts at home to tackle a cost of living crunch.

Bloomberg on MSN · 4h

Japan’s PM Ishiba Faces Vote to Keep Job Ahead of Trump Meeting

Japan’s parliament is set to elect a prime minister Monday in a mid-afternoon vote that’s likely to keep Shigeru Ishiba in the job despite a national election setback, as the premier prepares for an expected meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump later this month.

AFP on MSN17m

Japan PM Ishiba set to form minority government

TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a parliament vote on Monday (Nov 11) that is expected to keep him in the ...

2mon MSN

Temperatures cool in Japan, but inbound travel shows little sign of slowing down

Temperatures are cooling in Japan, but interest in visiting shows no signs of abating, as autumn arrivals continue to outpace ...

Kyodo News on MSN1h

Tokyo stocks fall in morning on caution before Japan PM vote

Tokyo stocks dropped Monday morning, weighed down by caution before a parliamentary vote to select Japan's prime minister later in the day that is expected to go to a runoff. The 225-issue Nikkei ...

AFP on MSN1h

Japan's record number of women MPs still minority

New lawmaker Saria Hino takes her seat on Monday as one of a record number of women in Japan's parliament, but while ...

National Interest on MSN11h

5 Ways Japan Could Have Won World War II

Japan faced insurmountable odds in WWII against the U.S. due to America's industrial and military supremacy. However, Japan ...

Futurism on MSN2d

Japan Working on "Conveyor Belt Road" Between Tokyo and Osaka

It isn't enough that Japan already has its iconic bullet train that's the envy of the world. No: it must now construct an ...

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Symposium on 1274 Mongolian invasion of Japan held in Tokyo

Participants, including Mongolian scholars, discussed Yuan Dynasty weapons and other tools found off the coast of Matsuura in ...

Japan’s prime minister vows military buildup and deeper ties with the US as regional tension rises

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Japan Finance Minister Issues Fresh Warning After Yen’s Tumble

Japan’s finance minister issued a fresh warning to the currency market in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, which ...

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Japan's low-fare airline selling $407 flights from SFO to Tokyo

A newly reconstituted board of directors at Southwest Airlines took shape this week, just as the airline quietly raises fees ...

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Retro Japan: Tokyo textbook library designed in art deco style stores historical materials

An art deco building in the Japanese capital that has been serving as the country's first textbook library houses materials ...

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