UN panel urges Japan to ensure gender equality in succession to throne
A United Nations panel has called on Japan to revise the imperial house law to "guarantee the equality of men and women"...
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Japan PM to call on opposition party for partial cooperation
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is soon expected to call on the Democratic Party For the People for partial cooperation, a...
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Nuclear power plant hit by 2011 quake in northeastern Japan to restart
Tohoku Electric Power is scheduled to restart the unit 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefectur...
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Power struggle imminent among Japanese political parties following election
Major political parties in Japan are set to struggle for power after the Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition ...
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Ishiba hopes to hold on as PM amid crushing election defeat
S/ Ishiba Shigeru, LDP Leader and Prime Minister of Japan: We have received extremely harsh judgments from the people. ...
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Japan's ruling party to lose majority, Ishiba PM talks on interview
According to the latest polls, Japan’s ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, is to lose the majority on the gener...
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Japan's ruling coalition to fall short of majority in lower house election
Japan's ruling coalition comprising the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito were expected to fall short of attaining a ...
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Ruling parties on verge of losing majority in October 27 election
Nippon News Network which includes Nippon TV conducted a public opinion poll with the Yomiuri Shimbun from October 22 t...
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LDP admits funding branches led by scandal-hit members, but PM Ishiba denies paying to candidates
Liberal Democratic Party officials admitted on October 24 that the ruling party had paid local organizations and party b...
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Japanese new astronauts talk about their aspirations
S/ Yoneda Ayu, JAXA astronaut (29): I want to be an astronaut who can convey to the younger generation and children the ...
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