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He has held high-profile posts since 2015, as minister for foreign affairs and then defence during Shinzo Abe's administration. He now oversees Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259767
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Kishida is a veteran politician from the party mainstream, who served as former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's foreign minister for many years and then as party policy chief…
A profile of Shinjiro Koizumi.
In his swearing-in speech, he said “the more experienced ministers” would “provide continuity” but also warned that Singapore would be “vulnerable to external influences” pulling…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287150
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This is the first succession since Emperor Hirohito died in 1989. Emperors in post-War Japan wield no political power, but feature prominently in domestic politics and are active…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243490
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The winner will become prime minister and lead the party into a general election that must take place before the middle of November. Four candidates are running. The incumbent…
A profile of Shigeru Ishiba.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223607
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Yesterday, South Korea's presidential office added another, claiming Pyongyang would invite global media next month to witness the closing of its Punggye-ri nuclear test site…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233440
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JAPAN: New opposition leader faces uphill battle
Separately, regional leaders were somewhat reassured by the modest rapprochement between China and the United States -- influential powers in South-east Asia -- on the margins of…