Japan's ruling party, opposition step up preparations for snap election

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has instructed some ruling party executives to speed up the selection of candidates for a lower ...
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Ruling party set to elect new floor leader

The ruling Democratic Party (DP) was set to elect a new floor leader on Sunday after Rep. Kim Byung-kee resigned from the ...
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Ruling party's floor leader election

Han Byung-do, a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party, attends a press conference after being elected as the party's new ...
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Japan’s PM refuses to step down despite hard-Right surge

Shigeru Ishiba (fourth from right) said he would take the election result ‘humbly and seriously’ - Toru Hanai/Bloomberg Japan’s prime minister refused to step down despite losing his majority, thanks ...
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Japan's ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM

TOKYO -- Japan's governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the ...