A crucial party election Friday will determine Japan’s new prime minister
TOKYO (AP) — A crucial party election in Japan on Friday will determine the nation’s new prime minister.
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Japan’s governing party is choosing a new leader in a race analysts say is more unpredictable than usual.
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UK finance chiefs are banging the drum for one major reform to boost economic growth
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Taliban say it’s absurd to accuse them of gender discrimination
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Nine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Kishida
TOKYO (AP) — A record nine candidates are running in Japan’s ruling party election Friday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Who will replace Kishida to become Japan’s new prime minister?
TOKYO (AP) — The governing party of outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a key vote Friday that will establish a new national leader.