Japan’s next prime minister could be its first woman leader
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Japan's LDP to pick new leader to replace outgoing PM Kishida
TOKYO — Japan's ruling party will hold one of the most unpredictable leadership contests in decades on Sept 27, a race that could result in Japan having its youngest or first female premier, or see a popular veteran succeed in his fifth and final leadership bid.
Japanese people okay military buildup under ‘hypocritical’ constitution
September 25, 2024
Ex-defense minister Ishiba tops corporate Japan's premier wish list, Reuters poll shows
Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba is corporate Japan's top choice to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, edging out Sanae Takaichi, who strives to become the nation's first female premier, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday.
For Japan’s defense, it matters who’s prime minister
After a long three years in office by modern standards, Fumio Kishida won’t be Japan’s prime minister after September. Japanese prime ministers, with the exception of the late Shinzo Abe, seem to come and go so often that one might think it isn’t important who is actually national leader.
Japan’s ministers visit Yasukuni shrine ‘in private capacity’ on World War II anniversary
Defence Minister Minoru Kihara, Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Yoshitaka Shindo, the economic revitalisation chief, visited the site in Tokyo, the capital.
Japan launches $6bn-plus space fund to bolster private ventures
TOKYO -- Japan has launched a 1 trillion yen ($6.43 billion) fund for private space development, planning to subsidize as much as 100% of R&D costs by startups and universities in order to bolster domestic technological innovation in the field.