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LDP admits funding branches led by scandal-hit members, but PM Ishiba denies paying to candidates
Liberal Democratic Party officials admitted on October 24 that the ruling party had paid local organizations and party b...
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Japanese new astronauts talk about their aspirations
S/ Yoneda Ayu, JAXA astronaut (29): I want to be an astronaut who can convey to the younger generation and children the ...
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Ishiba suggests using extra budget to tackle shady job recruitment via social media
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru suggested the possibility of using a supplementary budget, if necessary, to tackle recruit...
read more![Man arrested after hurling Molotov cocktails and ramming car into PM Office's fence](/englishnews/images_cms/iok0m2pf4hcbibi4cwydgei96kdntd.jpg)
Man arrested after hurling Molotov cocktails and ramming car into PM Office's fence
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department announced on October 19 that Molotov cocktails were thrown at the ruling Libera...
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China criticizes Japan's Asian NATO proposal
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian criticized Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's proposal for an "Asian ve...
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China ends large-scale military drills surrounding Taiwan
On October 14, the Chinese military held exercises encircling Taiwan and announced in the evening that the drills had co...
read more![PM Ishiba sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine](/englishnews/images_cms/81kt3b6bsokcw2o3zo68jq2kbxulbl.jpg)
PM Ishiba sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru sent a sacred offering called “masakaki” to Yasukuni Shrine for the annual fall rites that...
read more![China fully verifies its military capabilities after military drills encircling Taiwan](/englishnews/images_cms/jmvura4sneg48i7qdqz9v9y8310285.jpg)
China fully verifies its military capabilities after military drills encircling Taiwan
On October 14, the Chinese military held exercises encircling Taiwan and announced in the evening that the drills had ...
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Nihon Hidankyo reiterates call for a nuclear-free world
S/ Tanaka Terumi, (92) co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo in Nagasaki:I thought that the chair of the Nobel Peace Prize Committ...
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Election campaigns kick off in general election
Ishiba Shigeru, President of Liberal Democratic Party: I will look forward to the election with deep regret so that the ...
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