Geopolitics

Japan's Fumio Kishida takes charge as new PM

Tokyo: Japan's Fumio Kishida on Monday took charge as the new Prime Minister of the country at a time when he will need to fight to recover the nation from COVID-19 pandemic challenge. more

Joe Biden administration to establish close ties with new Japan PM amid rise of Chinese competition: Expert

A geo-political expert believes that the US government will soon reach out to forge close ties with the presumed next Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida amid rising competition from Ch ...

Japan PM Suga confirms coronavirus state of emergency will be lifted on October 1

Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga confirmed the plans to completely lift the coronavirus-related state of emergency, which is still in force in 19 out of 47 prefec ...

UK Prime Minister congratulates Japan's Suga on election as Prime Minister

Moscow/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday congratulated Yoshihide Suga on winning the race for the position of Japan's new prime minister and expressed hope to coop ...

Yoshihide Suga: Governing party picks 71-year-old Chief Cabinet Secretary to succeed Shinzo Abe

Tokyo: Veteran Japanese lawmaker Yoshihide Suga is expected to become the next prime minister after the country's governing party- Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)- elected him as Shinz ...

At UN Assembly, Japanese Prime Minister defends free trade

New York, Addressing world leaders at the General Assembly’s annual general debate, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a strong case for free trade, highlighting its bene ...

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