Ogawa chosen as leader of opposition Centrist Reform Alliance
The main opposition Centrist Reform Alliance chose Ogawa Junya as its new leader in Tokyo on February 13.Ogawa won 27 of...
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Nissan forecasts net loss of 650 billion yen for FY 2025
Nissan Motor said on February 12 that it forecasts a net loss of 650 billion yen for the current fiscal year through the...
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Takaichi's LDP wins historic supermajority in lower house election as opposition loses ground
Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s Liberal Democratic Party scored a historic win in the February 8 general election, while...
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US President Trump backs Japan PM Takaichi in general election
On February 5, US President Donald Trump posted on social media that he looks forward to meeting with Japanese Prime Min...
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Japan's ruling coalition set to win over 300 seats in lower house election
A total of 465 seats are up for grabs in the February 8 House of Representatives election.NNN and the Yomiuri Shimbun co...
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Taiwan's TSMC tells Takaichi it plans to mass produce cutting-edge chips in Kumamoto
C.C. Wei, the chairman of Taiwan’s semiconductor giant TSMC, visited Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae at her offic...
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Yen weakens further after PM Takaichi's remarks about currency market
On February 2, the yen was sold in the foreign exchange market, temporarily weakening to the mid-155 yen level per US do...
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Japan succeeds in recovering rare earth mud from seabed off Minamitorishima island
Japan’s deep-sea scientific drilling vessel Chikyu has successfully recovered mud containing rare earths from the seabed...
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Japan marks all-time highs in foreign arrivals and workers in 2025
According to statistics from the Immigration Services Agency, the number of foreign nationals who entered Japan in 2025 ...
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Opposition Centrists stall ahead of election, PM Takaichi's Cabinet has 69% support rating
The latest opinion poll conducted by NNN and the Yomiuri Shimbun showed that about 70 percent of respondents do not expe...
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