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Japan’s fertility rate hits record low
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/06/2025
» TOKYO — Japan’s fertility rate declined in 2024 for the ninth consecutive year, reaching another historical low that underscores the immense challenge facing the government as it attempts to reverse the trend in one of the world’s most aged societies.
Impeached S. Korean president faces second arrest threat
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/01/2025
» SEOUL — South Korea’s anti-corruption watchdog has secured a warrant extension to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and a second attempt to take the embattled leader into custody could happen as early as Wednesday.
Japan faces political upheaval as LDP coalition loses majority
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/10/2024
» TOKYO - Japan faces a period of political instability after the ruling coalition failed to win a majority in parliament for the first time since 2009, setting up a race among two main blocs to form a government.
Japanese election to test ruling party
Reuters, Published on 26/10/2024
» TOKYO - Voters in Japan could end more than a decade of Liberal Democratic Party dominance on Sunday, forcing the ruling party into power-sharing deals that could undermine the country’s leadership.
Incoming Japanese PM calls for end to deflation
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2024
» TOKYO - Japan’s incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday stressed the need for the country’s economy to fully emerge from deflation.
Japan PM Kishida to step down in September
Reuters, Published on 14/08/2024
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down as ruling party leader in September, media reported on Wednesday, ending a three-year term marked by rising prices and marred by political scandals.
Japan issues first 'megaquake' warning
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/08/2024
» TOKYO - An earthquake off the coast of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu prompted the government to issue its first-ever warning for a megaquake from an undersea trough running along a swath of the country’s coast.
Damage minimal after strong quake off Japan
News Agencies, Published on 08/08/2024
» TOKYO - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 shook southwestern Japan on Thursday afternoon but no major damage was reported and only relatively minor tsunami waves reached the coast.
US to announce military command revamp in Japan, official says
Published on 28/07/2024
» TOKYO - The United States will unveil a major revamp of its military command structure in Japan and other measures to deepen defence ties with its Asian ally at high-level security talks in Tokyo on Sunday, a US official said.
Japan PM apologises for forced sterilisations
Kyodo News, Published on 17/07/2024
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologised on Wednesday to victims of forced sterilisation surgery under a now-defunct “eugenics protection” law, two weeks after Japan’s top court ruled it was unconstitutional and the government must pay damages to plaintiffs.