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このページを 日本語 で読む On November 15, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held his first meeting since taking office with Chinese President Xi Jinping. They met in Peru’s capital of Lima. During their talks, Japan and China reaffirmed their commitment to advancing a mutually beneficial partnership. They also agreed to work toward a constructive and stable […]
Japan’s minority government signed off on a $140-billion stimulus drive aimed at putting more money in consumers’ pockets (Richard A. Brooks) Japan’s minority government signed off Friday on a $140-billion stimulus drive aimed at putting more money in consumers’ pockets after the ruling party’s worst election result in 15 years. The October 27 contest saw […]
このページを 日本語 で読む Dear Megumi, The days seem to fly by, and soon 2024 will come to an end. Once again, we have come to November 15, the day North Korean agents abducted you. Forty-seven years have passed, and still, we have been unable to bring you home, the 13-year-old girl so cruelly taken from […]
Earlier in November, former President Donald Trump shocked the world with a decisive victory in the United States presidential election, defying initial expectations. Additionally, the Second Shigeru Ishiba Cabinet was inaugurated in Japan as the country’s first minority government in 30 years. These developments and the continued erosion of democracy in Hong Kong have drawn […]
Wage hikes and temporary income tax cuts were positive factors for growth in Japan (Richard A. Brooks) Japan’s growth slowed in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to jumpstart the world’s fourth-largest economy. One of the fiercest typhoons to hit Japan in decades and a government “megaquake” warning […]
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (1954-2022), Japan’s longest serving prime minister, was famously close to current President-elect Donald Trump during his first term. The prime minister interrupted an Asian conference to fly out to meet him in Trump Tower after he was elected in November 2016, becoming the first foreign leader to hold a meeting. […]
On November 11, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was confirmed a second time as the prime minister by the National Diet. He will be heading a minority government led by his own Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito. Promising to create “a future for all citizens,” he appealed to the public for support: “In both foreign […]
United States President-elect Donald J Trump has criticized the current President Joe Biden administration over inflation and other issues. Moreover, he has indicated his intention to fundamentally change US economic policy. Apparently, the president-elect strongly believes that the only way to make America great again is to strengthen the economy. Also, the rise of China […]
L’11 novembre il parlamento giapponese ha confermato Shigeru Ishiba a capo di un governo di minoranza dopo le elezioni legislative anticipate del 27 ottobre, in cui il suo Partito liberaldemocratico (Pld, conservatore) ha perso la maggioranza assoluta. Ishiba avrà un compito difficile, che potrebbe essere ulteriormente complicato dalla vittoria di Donald Trump nelle presidenziali statunitensi. […]
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 […]