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First Thing: Trump sues US government over FBI search of Mar-a-Lago

Ex-president seeks to prevent bureau from reading seized documents until court official weighs in. Plus, Fauci to step down

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022

Japan PM’s popularity dives over party links to Unification church

Church has been in the spotlight since the shooting of Abe Shinzo, but Fumio Kishida insists no relationship exists between the LDP and the group

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2022

Japan PM tells ministers to continue sanctions vs Russia, support Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed his cabinet ministers to continue diplomatic responses, including sanctions, against Russia, while backing Ukraine, by keeping close coordination with the Group of Seven nations, the finance minister said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Aug 23, 2022

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Political Pulse / Kishida faces a political landscape greatly altered by Abe's death

The shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has had a major impact on the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. As president of the Liberal Democratic Party, Kishida is doing his best to keep the party's Abe faction in line so that the government can run smoothly.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 22, 2022

Japan’s PM COVID Positive, Cancels Tunisia Trip

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to cancel a planned trip to Tunisia to attend a key conference on African development, a person close to him said on Sunday. Kishida, who has just returned from a week-long vacation, will work from his residence from…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 22, 2022

Japan govt calls for officials to review ties with Unification Church

Japanese cabinet members need to check and review their ties with the Unification Church to alleviate public concerns, a government spokesperson said on Monday, in a response to tumbling approval ratings for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Reuters · Aug 22, 2022

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

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 to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a public opinion poll.

Reuters · Aug 22, 2022

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tests positive for COVID

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tested positive for COVID-19 and has relatively mild symptoms, the government said.

Tribune News Service · Aug 21, 2022

Japan PM Kishida tests positive for Covid

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, just one week before he is slated to attend the Japanese-African development conference in Tunisia.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 21, 2022

Reports: Japan leader rests after testing positive for COVID

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been diagnosed with the coronavirus and has canceled his planned travels while he recuperates

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022

Japan PM Kishida COVID positive, cancels African development conference trip

Reuters · Aug 21, 2022

Japan to look into summit meet with China - Nikkei quotes Japan minister

Japan will look into holding a summit meeting between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Nikkei business daily quoted Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi as saying in an interview on Friday.

Reuters · Aug 19, 2022

Kishi condemns anti-Ukraine tweet as fake

Former Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi announced Tuesday on his Twitter account that a post in his name criticizing Ukraine is fake.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 17, 2022

77th anniversary of war's end raises renewed calls for peace

The government's annual memorial for those who died in World War II was held at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Monday, the 77th anniversary of the end of the war.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 15, 2022

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2022

Japan ministers visit war shrine as South Korea calls for end to historical tensions

Japan PM Fumio Kishida sends offering but stays away from Yasukuni, which honours dead including class-A war criminals

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 15, 2022

Japan PM Promises to Never Again Wage War, Ministers Visit Controversial Shrine

Japan's premier Fumio Kishida vowed to never again wage war on the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender while members of his cabinet visited a controversial shrine to mark the date, annoying South Korea and likely also irking China. With the Yasukuni Shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's…

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

Japan marks WWII's end, Kishida doesn't mention aggression

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has renewed Japan’s no-war pledge at a somber ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the country's World War II defeat, but he did not mention Japanese wartime aggression

Reuters · Aug 15, 2022

Japan PM vows no more war; ministers visit shrine to war dead

Prime Minster Fumio Kishida vowed on the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender on Monday that his country would never again wage war, as members of his cabinet visited a shrine that honours war dead, angering South Korea and China.

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Reuters · Aug 13, 2022

Japan cabinet minister visits Yasukuni shrine for war dead - Kyodo

Japan's industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Saturday became the first member of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet to visit the controversial Yasukuni shrine for war dead in Tokyo, Kyodo news agency reported.

Reuters · Aug 12, 2022

Japan PM Kishida pledges new steps to deal with rising fuel, food prices

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday he will instruct his government to come up with additional measures to cushion the economic blow from rising energy and food prices.

Reuters · Aug 12, 2022

Shake-up fails to lift support for Japan's cabinet amid questions over church -surveys

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet reshuffle appears to have done little to ease voter concerns amidst anger about the ruling party's ties to the Unification Church, opinion polls conducted by media groups indicated on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 11, 2022

Xi ‘let missiles fall in Japanese waters’

TOKYO: Chinese President Xi Jinping personally decided to let ballistic missiles launched by the military during recent drills near Taiwan fall in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to deter Tokyo’s interference in any cross-strait contingency, according to sources close to the matter.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 11, 2022

Pandemic, rising costs, security top new Cabinet's to-do list

The reshuffled Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faces a raft of domestic and international challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic response, surging prices and strengthening the nation's defense capabilities.

Reuters · Aug 11, 2022

Japan PM Kishida and WHO chief agree on new WHO affiliate in Japan -Kyodo news agency

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus agreed to establish a new Japan-based affiliate of the WHO, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Thursday.

Reuters · Aug 10, 2022

With reshuffled cabinet, PM Kishida gets to work in choosing next BOJ head

With a cabinet reshuffle out of the way, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's search for the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor will intensify in coming months with a small but possible chance of a dark horse getting the job.

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