Japan to hold Sado mines memorial despite S. Korea boycott | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

SADO, Niigata Prefecture--Japan was set to go ahead with a memorial ceremony Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Minesdespite South Korea's last-minute boycott of the event that highlighted tensions between…

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South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

SEOUL--South Korea's government said Saturday it will not attend a memorial service near Japan's Sado Island Gold Mines due to unspecified disagreements with Tokyo over the event, which stirred longstanding…

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Political scientist Mari Miura talks gender inequality in Japanese politics at Annenberg School

The Annenberg School for Communication is located at 3620 Walnut Street. Credit: Jean Park Political scientist and award-winning author Mari Miura spoke on Nov. 14 at the Annenberg School for…

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Political scientist Mari Miura talks gender inequality in Japanese politics at Annenberg School

The Annenberg School for Communication is located at 3620 Walnut Street. Credit: Jean Park Political scientist and award-winning author Mari Miura spoke on Nov. 14 at the Annenberg School for…

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Ex-governor of Japan’s Hyogo Pref. re-elected despite harassment accusations | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

Voters in Japan's western prefecture of Hyogo have re-elected a former governor after he lost his post amid power harassment and other accusations. Saito Motohiko won Sunday's gubernatorial election by…

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Japan’s political lynchpin Tamaki aims to unleash Yellen-inspired economic boom | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of a small opposition party now able to wield outsized political influence, had long puzzled over how best to revive a moribund deflation-entrapped Japanese economy. A…

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What might come next in Japan’s politics after LDP election setback | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

The coalition ruling of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito lost its majority in the Lower House for the first time in 15 years, throwing control of the chamber into…

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