Tokyo, Japan | XINHUA | Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday that his government has decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea amid domestic and international opposition. Suga made the announcement after convening a meeting of relevant ministers to formalize plans to release …
Read More »Japan to place Tokyo, other regions under tougher COVID-19 measures as cases surge
Tokyo, Japan | XINHUA | Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Thursday said that Tokyo will likely be placed under stronger anti-virus measures due to a resurgence of COVID-19 infections in the capital and increased pressure on healthcare facilities. The Japanese leader said the new, tougher measures will come into effect …
Read More »Japanese PM pledges in 1st policy speech bold climate change initiative, COVID-19 containment
Tokyo, Japan | XINHUA | Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday made a number of pledges during the delivery of his first policy speech in parliament since taking office last month, with one of his priorities being to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Japan to net zero by 2050. …
Read More »Support rate for Suga’s Cabinet falls after one month in office
Tokyo, Japan | XINHUA | The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet dropped from last month when Suga took office after his predecessor Shinzo Abe stepped down for health reasons, a nationwide poll showed on Monday. According to the survey conducted by Japan’s public broadcaster NHK between …
Read More »Suga elected president of Japan’s ruling LDP to succeed Abe
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was elected on Monday as the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to take over from outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. At a joint plenary meeting of party members from both houses of the Diet and …
Read More »Japan mulls picking new prime minister on September, 17th 2020
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Japan is considering to hold an extraordinary parliamentary session on Sept. 17 to pick the country’s new prime minister to succeed Shinzo Abe, local media reported on Sunday. According to public broadcaster NHK, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is expected to decide when and how …
Read More »Abe’s shock resignation presents uncertainties for Japan
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announcing Friday he would step down from his post due to the recurrence of the same intestinal disease that ended his first tenure has caught public and political circles somewhat off-guard while posing a number of uncertainties ahead for the …
Read More »Japan’s Abe admitted to hospital for health checkup
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe checked into a hospital in Tokyo on Monday for what one of his aide’s described as a “health checkup” although rumors have been swirling about Abe’s ill health. Kyodo News reported that Abe’s visit to Keio University Hospital in the …
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