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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 25, 2021
Shizuoka by-election boosts opposition's hopes ahead of Lower House poll
The LDP is taking stock of what went wrong after a ruling coalition-backed candidate lost despite campaigning by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 24, 2021
Kishida and coalition suffer by-election blow ahead of Lower House poll
The ruling LDP triumphed in its Yamaguchi stronghold while an opposition-backed candidate won in Shizuoka, in the first tests of the Fumio Kishida administration since it was inaugurated earlier this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 24, 2021
Is Taro Kono politically dead?
Effectively demoted after his unsuccessful LDP leadership bid, the former vaccine czar needs to maintain his public popularity while hoping the party's views move closer to his own.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2021
Japan to focus on supply chain chokepoints in security push
Akira Amari, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, has in recent years driven a policy push for Japan's economy to be less reliant on other countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2021
Kishida making arrangements to attend COP26 climate summit, report says
His attendance at the COP26 climate summit would mark the first overseas trip for Kishida, who became prime minister earlier this month.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 22, 2021
Japan debates its economic future after Abenomics
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that his goal is the creation of a “new capitalism” that better distributes wealth.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 22, 2021
Loud, but not so clear: Discussing ‘noise’ and the rules surrounding election cars in Japanese
The sound trucks that make the rounds on Japanese streets are unanimously thought to be noisy. However, are they effective?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2021
Japan’s election unlikely to bring more representation for women
Less than a fifth of candidates in Japan's upcoming election are female, unchanged from the last vote four years ago.
China fires long-range missile into Pacific Ocean in rare test
Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Oct. 1, 2019.
Takaichi and Ishiba head to runoff in LDP leadership election
A poster showing portraits of candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday
Hyogo governor to seek reelection after automatically losing his seat next week
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito after the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly passed a no-confidence motion against him on Sept. 19　
Russia has a secret war drones project in China, intel sources say
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a drone production facility of the the Special Technology Center in St. Petersburg on Sept. 19.
As Onosato dominates the spotlight, former sumo stars exit the stage
Takakeisho during a one-day tournament at Kokugikan in Tokyo in February 2020
Tokyo Game Show 2024 stacked with big returns and hyped announcements
Tokyo Game Show opens to the public on Sept. 28 full of cosplayers promoting a full slate of new and upcoming titles.
A first look inside the new Nintendo Museum
The Nintendo Museum opens to the public on Oct. 2, but unlike the company's all-ages games, the new attraction may be geared more toward older rather than younger gamers.
Japan MSDF warship sails through Taiwan Strait for first time
The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Sazanami arrives in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean during a scheduled port visit in July. The Sazanami became the first Japanese warship to sail through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday.
People of all ages and sizes scale new heights amid climbing boom in Japan
A climbing wall at a kindergarten in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture. The sport has been on the rise in Japan, mainly due to the popularity it gained from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and new climbing walls are popping all over the place.
China fires long-range missile into Pacific Ocean in rare test
Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Oct. 1, 2019.

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