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Japanese PM’s party secures historic win in snap elections
Sanae Takaichi will be able to pursue a hawkish agenda now that the LDP has a supermajority in the lower house
Feb 8, 2026 21:50
Japanese PM laments lack of peace treaty with Russia
Tokyo and Moscow have never reached a formal settlement at the end of World War II
Feb 7, 2026 19:25
Last pandas in Japan leave for China as relations sour
Tensions have spilled into the animal world as Tokyo and Beijing continue a deepening row over Taiwan
Jan 25, 2026 14:06
Malfunction forces world’s largest nuclear reactor to shut down
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings has taken the precautionary measure following an alarm issue at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility
Jan 22, 2026 17:38
Assassin of ex-Japanese PM jailed for life
The trial of Shinzo Abe’s killer has highlighted the influence of an Asian mega-church
Jan 21, 2026 07:29
China warns Japan over nuclear talk
Tokyo must avoid seeking nuclear weapons and “stop plunging further down the wrong path,” Beijing says
Dec 22, 2025 20:10

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