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TOKYO — A mere three days after being elected as the new leader of Japan’s ruling party, incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced plans for a snap election on 27 October.Ishiba, 67, replaced outgoing prime minister, Fumio Kishida, as chief of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday, following a tight race that saw him securing more votes than any of the other eight candidates.Since the LDP has a parliamentary majority, Ishiba will be approved as prime minister by parliament on Tuesday."It is important for the new administration to be judged by the people as soon as possible," Ishiba said at a press conference in Tokyo on Monday, according to Reuters.The election, which is set to take place more than a year before it is due, will decide which party controls...
September 30, 2024
Japan's incoming PM announces snap October election
September 30, 2024
People 'jump from roof to roof' as floods kill 148 in Nepal
September 27, 2024
Myanmar rebels reject embattled junta's peace offer
September 27, 2024
Japan's scandal-hit ruling party picks next PM
September 27, 2024
Nearly 40 children in India drown during Hindu festival
September 26, 2024
World's longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan
September 26, 2024
Hong Kong jails two journalists for sedition
TAIPEI — A Japanese warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China for the first time, according to reports in Japanese media.The JS Sazanami, a naval destroyer, passed through the strait from north to south on Wednesday, accompanied by ships from Australia and New Zealand.The vessel was on its way to take part in military exercises in the South China Sea, Japanese ministers were quoted as saying.This would be a significant move by Japan, which is thought to have avoided sailing its ships through the strait in order not to upset China, which claims self-governed Taiwan and the strait.Neither Japan, Taiwan or China has commented officially on the passage.Chinese state newspaper Global Times, citing an unnamed source, said the Chinese military "conducted tracking...
September 26, 2024
Japan sails warship in Taiwan Strait for first time
September 25, 2024
China test-fires ICBM for first time in decades
September 25, 2024
Death of Indian employee sparks debate on 'toxic work culture'
