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Japan PM Battles for Survival in Parliament Vote

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

By John Geddie and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese lawmakers decide on Monday whether Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba remains the country's leader after his scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election late last month.

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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.

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

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.

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Lawmakers Vote To Keep Ishiba As Japan PM: Parliament Speaker

Japanese lawmakers voted to keep Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister Monday, the parliament speaker said, after the premier's ruling coalition lost its majority in an election.

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Japan’s parliament reelects struggling leader Ishiba as prime minister

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered ...

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Tokyo stocks end flat before Japan PM runoff vote

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended flat Monday amid a cautious mood as Japan's lower house was set to hold a runoff ...

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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 ...

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In Japan, call to ban women marrying after 25 stirs backlash

Naoki Hyakuta, founder of the Conservative Party of Japan, also angered many when he proposed uterus removal for women at the age of 30 The leader of a Japanese conservative party has apologised for ...

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Japan's record number of women MPs still minority

TOKYO - New lawmaker Saria Hino takes her seat on Nov 11 as one of a record number of women in Japan’s Parliament, but while campaigning ahead of the recent election, a voter asked her: “Who’s ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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

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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 ...

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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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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 ...

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