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Disapproval rate of Kishida cabinet rises to 50%
Tokyo: The disapproval rate of the Japanese government headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reached 50 per cent for the first time since last December, an opinion poll showed on Sunday. The…
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After Yamagiwa’s resignation, ex-health minister is Japan’s new economy chief
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday appointed former health minister Shigeyuki Goto as economic revitalization minister to replace Daishiro Yamagiwa who resigned over his ties with the controversial religious sect, Unification…
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Japan’s minister resigns after allegations of connection with a cult
Japan’s Minister for Economic Revitalisation Daishiro Yamagiwa resigned from his post on Monday over allegations of his links with a church group, also called a cult. The church, founded in South Korea…
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Japan awards Shinzo Abe country’s highest order posthumously
Tokyo: The Japanese government has decided to award former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with the country’s highest order posthumously. Abe will receive the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Japan’s Kyodo News reported.…