Fumio Kishida

UPDATED:Magnitude-5.3 earthquake hits Tokyo after Japan issued megaquake advisory

A magnitude-5.3 earthquake hit Tokyo and eastern parts of Japan on Friday evening, the government said, a day after it issued the first-ever advisory about the risk of a huge…

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Japan PM overhauls cabinet in bid to weather financial scandal

By Sakura Murakami and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida set about replacing key cabinet members on Thursday as he battled to control the…

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Japan’s Kishida vows safety of G7 meetings after ‘smoke bomb’ attack

TOKYO, April 16 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a day after he was evacuated from an apparent attack, vowed on Sunday to do everything possible to ensure the…

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Russian ex-President Medvedev says Japanese PM should disembowel himself

Jan 14 (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday of shameful subservience to the United States and suggested he should ritually disembowel…

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Third Japanese cabinet minister in a month resigns in blow to PM

By Elaine Lies TOKYO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Japan's internal affairs minister resigned on Sunday in connection with a funding scandal, becoming the third cabinet member to leave in less than a…

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Japan PM Kishida’s support tumbles, hit by questions over church and COVID

TOKYO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government has tumbled, battered by questions about the ruling party's ties to the Unification Church and its response…

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Japan’s PM shakes up cabinet in ‘damage control’ amid Unification Church furore

TOKYO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, removing some ministers with links to the Unification Church in a bid to stem plunging support amid…

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UPDATED: Mourning Abe, Japan’s ruling party secures sombre election win

TOKYO/NARA, July 11 (Reuters) - With flags at half-mast, Japan mourned the killing of former premier Shinzo Abe on Monday even as the ruling party that he had dominated secured…

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UPDATED: Biden says he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan, in a series of critical comments about China he made…

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Italy’s Draghi thanks Japan for redirecting LNG cargoes to Europe, Russia bars entry to Japanese PM

ROME, May 4 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi thanked Japan on Wednesday for redirecting liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes destined for third countries to Europe. Europe, which sources about 40%…

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Japan imposes more sanctions on Russian officials, arms exporter

TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Japan said on Friday it will impose sanctions on 15 Russian individuals and nine organisations, including defence officials and the state-owned arms exporter Rosoboronexport. The sanctions, which…

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is re-elected as prime minister

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) is celebrated by his colleague lawmakers after being re-elected as prime minister at parliament in Tokyo, Japan, 10 November 2021. Kishida was re-elected as…

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New Japan PM Kishida off to rocky start in polling

Japan's new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is struggling to find his footing with voters just two days after he took the top job and launched his new government, multiple polls…

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Profiles of Japanese ministers in PM Kishida’s cabinet

Japan's prime minister, Fumio Kishida, voted in by parliament on Monday, unveiled a cabinet line-up featuring stalwarts of the ruling party and allies of former prime minister Shinzo Abe and…

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UPDATED: Fumio Kishida officially elected Japan’s 100th prime minister

TOKYO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Fumio Kishida was officially elected as Japan's 100th prime minister on Monday after winning a majority of votes in both houses of parliament. The new…

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Ex-foreign minister Kishida becomes Japan’s ruling party leader. What’s next?

Japan's former foreign minister Fumio Kishida won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race on Wednesday, virtually ensuring he will become the next prime minister. He vowed to lead…

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UPDATED: Soft-spoken Kishida to become Japan’s next PM after party vote

Former foreign minister Fumio Kishida won a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race on Wednesday, a victory that virtually ensures he will succeed Yoshihide Suga as prime minister within…

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