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Will Koizumi Shinjiro Become Japan’s Youngest Prime Minister?
On September 6, Koizumi Shinjiro, former environment minister and the son of former Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro, officially expressed his willingness to run in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s upcoming…
What to expect from Japan-South Korea relations after Kishida
To be continued? On Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with his South Korean counterpart, President Yoon Suk Yeol, in Seoul. “There is a lot of history . .…
Shinjiro Koizumi promises immediate snap election if elected LDP president
On Friday, former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi made clear that he will call a snap election as soon as possible if chosen as the Liberal Democratic Party's next leader in…
Japan Tries to Reclaim Its Clout as a Global Tech Leader
China's envy-inducing success in using Industrial Policy to expand its economy and finance green manufacturing has helped kick off a fevered scrimmage among nations to develop and protect their own…
Taxes and political reform in focus in upcoming LDP campaign
A week before the race officially kicks off, candidates for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party are wasting no time, using every occasion to show the public they have…
Japan’s leadership race focuses on aid for inflation-weary voters
TOKYO -- Candidates to succeed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as head of Japan's ruling party are competing to show how they will lighten the economic burden on voters, but such…
How Swing State Politics Are Sinking a Global Steel Deal
The Biden administration has spent the past three years promoting a The policy of “friend-shoring”,” which aims to contain China and Russia by forging closer ties with US allies like…
‘New era of crisis’ prompts Japan’ biggest defense budget ever: $59B for 2025 – Breaking Defense
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida answers questions from producing about US President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential election at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 22, 2024.…
Biden expected to block US Steel Takeover
President Biden is preparing to soon block an attempt by Japan's Nippon Steel to buy US Steel on national security grounds, according to three people familiar with the matter, likely…