Japan Politics

• Japan’s prime minister unharmed after someone threw a ‘smoke bomb’ at him

  A young man believed to be a suspect was arrested Saturday at the scene after he allegedly threw 'the suspicious object,' a government official said.

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  Apr 15, 2023
  
• Japan enacts new law to curb fundraising abuses by religious groups

  Japan's parliament on Saturday enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups.

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  Dec 10, 2022
  
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• Japan’s PM reshuffles cabinet to distance from church linked to Abe assassination

  Support for Fumio Kishida's cabinet has plunged amid scrutiny over the government's ties to the conservative Unification Church, which may have motivated Shinzo Abe's assassin.

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  Aug 10, 2022
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• Fumio Kishida re-elected as Japan’s prime minister after party’s election victory

  Kishida called a quick election in late October in which his governing party secured enough seats to maintain a free hand in pushing legislation through parliament.

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  Nov 10, 2021
• Japan dissolves parliament, setting stage for election that will test new leader

  Prime Minister Fumio Kishida enjoys reasonable public support 11 days into the job, polls show, boding well for his goal of maintaining a lower house majority.

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  Oct 13, 2021
• Fumio Kishida to become Japan’s new prime minister after winning party leadership

  Kishida replaces outgoing party leader Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who is stepping down after serving only one year since taking office last September.

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  Sep 29, 2021
• Japanese Prime Minister Suga to pull out of leadership race after 1 year in office

  Suga, who took over after Shinzo Abe resigned last September, has seen his support ratings plummet as the nation struggles with its worst wave of COVID-19 infections.

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  Sep 3, 2021