Ishiba, 67, a former LDP secretary-general, gained 215 votes in a runoff vote in the party’s election, compared with 194 for Sanae Takaichi, 63, the economic security minister. Takaichi won ...

Markets viewed Ishiba’s top rival, Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, as a more investor-friendly option, analysts said. The Nikkei was trading down 4.4% at 38,062.06 about an hour after ...

Domestic stability enabled Japan to take on an international leadership role. Those days may be over. The post A Weakened ...

It took a runoff with rival Sanae Takaichi for Ishiba to finally secure the win on his fifth attempt. The 67-year-old former defence chief will be sworn in on Tuesday, succeeding Fumio Kishida who ...

Sanae received her first M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Puerto Rico (1994), and a second M.A. and a Ph.D. in Japanese Linguistics and Pedagogy from the Ohio State ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have developed an innovative technique to search for black hole light echoes. Their novel method, which will make it easier for the mass and the spin of black holes to ...

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS: Social welfare would account for the largest portion of the NT$3.33 trillion budget, followed by spending on education, tech and culture ...

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Foreign leaders have rushed to ingratiate themselves with Donald J. Trump in recent days, nervously recalling the clashes, insults and feuds of his first presidency. By Mark LandlerMatina Stevis ...

A parliamentary panel is set to discuss the possibility of extending caste-based reservations to the private sector in India. The proposal, a contentious issue with significant political and ...

Nov. 1, 2024 — Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater environments for decades and are directly tied to rising global plastic production since the 1950s, according to a new ...

Russians close to the Kremlin voiced optimism that Donald J. Trump could help end the war in Ukraine on Russia’s terms. Vladimir V. Putin said Mr. Trump’s remarks on ending the war “deserve ...