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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, greets his supporters after making a speech at an election campaign rally in Tokyo, Japan October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Posted inJapan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Japan shares jump after Shinzo Abe wins big in general election

by Peter Langan October 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index jumped 1% on Monday to its highest in more than 20 years after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe secured a resounding win in a general election, indicating the Bank of Japan’s easy monetary policy will continue. While Typhoon Lan, which battered Japan on Sunday as voters went to the polls, had […]

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks set to keep his job, based on surveys of voters ahead of the general election on October 22, 2017.
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia, United Kingdom, World

Japan ruling coalition to retain majority in election: Kyodo survey

by Reuters October 18, 2017February 18, 2020
Japan's economy under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has taken a new twist. Reuters/Toru Hanai
Posted inJapan, North Korea, Northeast Asia

Japan ruling bloc headed for election win despite distaste for Abe

by Linda Sieg October 16, 2017February 18, 2020
The prayers are working? Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Yuriko Koike, his main rival in the October 22 election, attend a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan, October 8, 2017. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Posted inJapan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Japan opinion polls suggest Abe party to remain in power

by Peter Langan October 14, 2017February 18, 2020
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, the leader of her new Party of Hope, at a news conference to announce the party's campaign platform in Tokyo, Japan, September 27, 2017. Reuters/Issei Kato
Posted inJapan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Is Yuriko Koike the new (populist) force in Japanese politics?

by Daniel Hurst September 27, 2017February 18, 2020

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