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このページを 日本語 で読む On the morning of November 11, the first Shigeru Ishiba Cabinet formally resigned during an extraordinary cabinet meeting. The 215th special session of the House of Representatives convenes on November 11. In the afternoon, Ishiba, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to be elected Japan’s 103rd Prime Minister after a […]
Between November 2 and 3, the Sankei Shimbun and Fuji News Network (FNN) conducted a joint public opinion poll. The results show the approval rating of the Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Cabinet has dropped sharply to 43.8%. This represents a notable 9.5-point decline from the 53.3% recorded in the previous survey. Sankei and FNN conducted […]
Japan’s electorate spoke in the nation’s 50th general election on Sunday, October 27, and the results are surely not to the ruling parties’ liking. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had called the vote as a referendum on his administration’s credibility. He had also defined victory as a majority for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and […]
(Bloomberg) — The yen extended losses to 1% while Japanese stocks climbed Monday as investors mulled the implications of the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner losing their majority. Most Read from Bloomberg The slide in the currency as far as 153.88 against the dollar came after four straight weekly declines. The yen has […]
Tokyo: Japan voted on Sunday in its tightest election in years, with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his juggernaut Liberal Democratic Party facing potentially their worst result since 2009. Opinion surveys suggest the conservative LDP and its junior coalition partner risk falling short of a majority, a result that could deal a knockout blow […]
Le nouveau premier ministre, Shigeru Ishiba, nommé fin septembre, cherche une nouvelle légitimité dans des législatives prévues le 27 octobre. Pris entre les courants internes, une opinion sans illusions et une économie stagnante, il devrait être confirmé, mais affaibli. Source link
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday dismissed the view that his ruling Liberal Democratic Party is financially supporting politicians implicated in a party slush funds scandal who are running in this weekend’s general election without party endorsement. Ishiba said the provision of funds, which came to light Wednesday and drew immediate criticism from the opposition […]
Japanese police officers examine a vehicle blocked by a barricade near the prime minister’s office in Tokyo. (Kyodo News/AP pic) TOKYO: A man was arrested in Tokyo after throwing several suspected petrol bombs at the ruling party headquarters this morning, Japanese media said, just over a week before a general election. Public broadcaster NHK said […]
Recently on October 11, the 19th East Asia Summit (EAS) was held in Vientiane, the capital city of Laos. This gave the newly-minted Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba an opportunity to meet his EAS counterparts. It also marked his first overseas trip after taking over as the prime minister on October 1. The East Asia […]