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Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba to quit after election drubbing, local media report
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will announce his resignation by the end of next month, Japanese media reported on ...
How a far-right 'Japanese First' party made big election gains
Japan's far-right populist Sanseito party was one of the biggest winners in the weekend's upper house election, attracting ...
How did a right-wing populist party that began on YouTube win big in Japan’s recent election?
Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...
How Japan's election outcome muddles the BOJ's policy path
Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...
Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right
The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...
World markets are mixed and Japan’s shares dip after election leaves Ishiba’s future in doubt
World markets are mixed after U.S. stock indexes hit new records. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were little changed.
Japan ruling party's election loss is in the price, investors say
Japanese markets were closed for a holiday, but the rise in the yen and Nikkei futures showed investors had already priced in ...
Japan to defend against social media attempts to sway elections
Japan is seeking to crack down on foreign interference in national elections through the spread of false information, which has been made easier through the internet and artificial intelligence.