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Sanae Takaichi on course to become Japan’s first female PM after new coalition deal
Officials confirm reports that Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic party will join forces with rightwing Nippon Ishi…
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Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s first female PM, who cites Thatcher as an influence
Takaichi is a rightwing China critic who opposes same-sex marriage and led a migration-focused election campai…
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Tokyo court orders dissolution of ‘Moonies’ Unification church
Assassination of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe spurred official request for closure of South Korea-based sectA…
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Will Japan’s close ties with US survive the caprice and quirks of Donald Trump?
Japan’s complex defence alliances built up over years as protection against China could be put at risk in a Tr…
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Anger at party funding scandal in Japan threatens to bring down PM Kishida
Despite talk of a Nobel peace prize, Japan’s leader is facing a backlash among voters as key byelection approa…
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Japan asks court to strip Unification church of religious status
Move comes after assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe and growing criticism of fundraising activitiesJapan’s …
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Japan’s PM escapes explosion unharmed after suspected attack
Man detained after what looked like a smoke bomb was thrown at Fumio Kishida just before speechThe Japanese pr…
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How Shinzo Abe’s murder and his ties to Moonies blindsided Japanese politics
Unification church’s links to ruling Liberal Democrat politicians have led to controversy over donations and m…
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‘I want to keep being the first’: Hideo Kojima on seven years as an independent game developer
In his 36-year career, Kojima has become one of the world’s best-known game directors – and he has never been …
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Japan’s PM orders Unification church investigation as scandal engulfs party
Move marks a reversal for Fumio Kishida who was reluctant to scrutinise Moonies’ connections with his own lawm…
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How the assassination of Shinzo Abe became a political scandal in Japan – podcast
The killing of the former prime minister shocked Japan, and the ensuing scandal has shaken the government, say…
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Japanese police hold protesters back outside Shinzo Abe’s state funeral – video
Footage on social media shows hundreds of people protesting in Tokyo outside the state funeral of Shinzo Abe, …
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Shinzo Abe funeral: world figures fly in to political storm over state service for Japan former PM
More than 50 past and present leaders to gather amid domestic opposition to ceremony fuelled by links between …
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Unification Church says it accepted ‘excessive’ donations from mother of suspect in Abe killing
Church official says he was upset to hear suspect told police his anger towards church led to attack on former…
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Shinzo Abe: man sets himself alight in protest at state funeral for killed Japan PM
Protester sustains widespread burns as Japan wrestles with legacy of leader whose death revealed scale of poli…
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Japan’s state funeral for Shinzo Abe to cost more than £10m
Public opposition to ceremony grows over cost to taxpayer and ex-PM’s ties to Unification churchJapan will spe…
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Japan’s PM cuts ties to Unification church after Shinzo Abe death
The church had built close ties with Fumio Kishida’s ruling party and a host of conservative lawmakersJapan’s …
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Japan’s police chief to resign after fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe
Itaru Nakamura says fresh start needed after assassination ‘to ensure this never happens again’ Japan’s most s…
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Japan PM’s popularity dives over party links to Unification church
Church has been in the spotlight since the shooting of Abe Shinzo, but Fumio Kishida insists no relationship e…
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Japanese PM shakes up cabinet amid anger over Unification church links
Reshuffle comes after murder of Shinzo Abe put spotlight on ruling party’s ties with religious movementJapan’s…