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January 19, 2026 9:49 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called a snap general election with a vow to suspend an 8% food levy for two years, echoing proposals by her rivals despite the potential strain on the country's already precarious finances. A consump...
January 14, 2026 6:07 PM
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament next week and call a snap parliamentary election, the secretary general of her party said on Wednesday, as she seeks public backing for spending plans that have rattled financial mark...
October 21, 2025 12:31 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended congratulations to Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s newly-elected and first woman Prime Minister. He emphasized that the ever-strengthening partnership between India and Japan plays a vital role in ensuring p...
October 10, 2025 5:50 PM
Japan's Komeito quit the ruling coalition on Friday, dealing a blow to new Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi's premiership bid and potentially to her party's grip on power in the world's fourth-largest economy. TAKAICHI'S PM BID JUST GO...
September 30, 2025 6:38 PM
The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed on Tuesday to work together to tackle global trade turmoil while reaffirming their commitment to denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula, a South Korean presidential spokesperson said. President Lee Jae M...
August 29, 2025 4:59 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on Friday participated in the 15th India–Japan Annual Summit at Kantei, the official residence of the Japanese PM. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, National Security Advisor (N...
July 23, 2025 9:22 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce his resignation by the end of next month, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Wednesday. Ishiba is facing growing opposition from within his Liberal Democratic Party for his vow to stay in powe...
July 21, 2025 10:04 AM
Japan's ruling coalition lost control of the upper house in an election on Sunday, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power even as he vowed to remain party leader, citing a looming tariff deadline with the United States. Whil...
April 14, 2025 10:14 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday that U.S. tariffs have the potential to disrupt the global economic order, issuing his strongest warning to date about the damage President Donald Trump's decisions could inflict on the world econ...
September 27, 2024 1:06 PM
Former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba was set on Friday to become Japan's next prime minister after winning a closely fought contest in his fifth and final attempt to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The 67-year-old prevailed over hardline...
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