Tag: Japans
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Japan’s government admits doctoring cabinet photo after online storm
Although minor, the edits add the Japanese government to a growing list of administrations and royal families around the world who have manipulated their official pictures, raising questions about how much official pictures can be trusted. In March, a Mother’s Day portrait of Kate, the Princess of Wales, and her three children caused a global…
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Japan’s new leader unveils cabinet ahead of snap election
TOKYO — Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday unveiled his cabinet as he seeks to heal party divisions and secure a national mandate with an Oct. 27 snap election. The 67-year-old former defense minister, who last week won a close-fought contest to lead the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was confirmed earlier in the day as…
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Japan’s incoming leader calls general election as he seeks to unify party
TOKYO — Japan’s incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said Monday that he will call a general election for Oct. 27 following his victory in one of the closest-ever leadership races for the governing Liberal Democratic Party. The poll, which will come a year early and ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November, will decide which party controls parliament’s…