Japan's Ishin party joins political establishment it vowed to fight

TOKYO (Reuters) -Formed in 2010 to shake up Japan's political establishment and loosen Tokyo's administrative stranglehold, ...

How Sanae Takaichi Remade Japan’s Ruling Coalition to Become the Country’s First Female PM

Here’s how the LDP leader remade Japan’s ruling coalition to become the country’s first female Prime Minister.

Japan's first female leader is an ultraconservative star from a male-dominated party

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated ...

Japanese PM Takaichi speaks on economy, security in address to parliament

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered her first policy speech to the parliament Friday, focusing on economic ...

Japan’s first female premier elected in parliamentary vote

Japan's parliament on Tuesday elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister, and she ...

New far-right prime minister installed in Japan

The new Japanese government marks a turning point in the ruling class’s agenda to reassert its imperialist interests ...
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Japan ruling party proposes higher departure tax for international travellers

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday called for hiking the departure tax from the current 1,000 yen (215 baht) per person, hoping to use the increased revenue to address challenges ...

Japan's Takaichi woos right-leaning party to secure premiership

Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected head of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, held talks about a possible coalition with ...