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Tracking the rise of Fumio Kishida, Japan's new prime minister

He will be Japan's third PM in just over a year, replacing the deeply unpopular Yoshihide Suga, whose fortunes began to fall after he followed Shinzo Abe into the PM's office last September

Soft-spoken consensus builder Fumio Kishida to become Japan's PM

Likely to be voted to the top post on Monday; has called for stimulus of over 30 trillion yen

Covid LIVE: Kerala sees 12,161 new cases, 155 fatalities in last 24 hrs

Covid-19 live updates: Pfizer submits research on the effectiveness of its vaccine in children; Japan to lift a state of emergency at the end of September.

Tokyo Olympic Games CEO: Official costs known early next year

Olympic costs are notoriously difficult to track, but no matter the actual cost, most of it is public money

Ex-foreign minister Kishida to be Japan's new PM after winning party vote

Former banker has promised tens of trillions of yen in spending and pledged to steer away from 'neo-liberal' economic policies.

Japan's ruling party to vote for new leader to replace Yoshihide Suga

Japan's governing party will vote to pick its new leader Wednesday, with the presumed next prime minister facing imminent, crucial tasks such as addressing a pandemic-hit economy

2 women, political opposites, vying in race for Japan's next PM

The inclusion of two women among the four candidates vying to become the next prime minister seems like a big step forward for Japan's notoriously sexist politics

Quad to act as a 'force for global good', ensure peace in Indo-Pacific: PM

Quad leaders pledge to work together for peace and prosperity in Indo- Pacific region

Strong Indo-Japan ties augur well for entire world: Modi after meeting Suga

PM Modi on Thursday said that he had an excellent meeting with his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga on a variety of subjects

PM Modi meets Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga ahead of Quad meeting

Modi said the launch of the Zen garden and Kaizen Academy is a 'symbol of the spontaneity and modernity of India-Japan relations'

US rules out adding India or Japan to security alliance with Australia, UK

The United States has ruled out adding India or Japan to the recently created security partnership with Australia and the United Kingdom in the Indo-Pacific popular as AUKUS

49 flights cancelled in Japan over typhoon Chanthu: Reports

The typhoon Chanthu has hit Japan, leaving at least five people injured and 49 flights cancelled, media reported on Saturday.The flights were cancelled in the southwestern regions of Japan on the islands of Shikoku and Kyushu, according to the NHK News broadcaster.The typhoon resulted in the injuries of people in the prefectures of Nagasaki, Fukuoka and Saga.Chanthu is currently moving to the east over the central part of the Pacific coast of Japan. The wind gusts in the typhoon reach the speed of 30 meters per second (67 miles per hour).

Dominance by default: How China was handed East Asia on a platter

Anyone within range of China's expanding navy will have to build capabilities faster and/or work more closely with the US, as Australia has just announced, writes T N Ninan

SoftBank sells $1.69 billion of Coupang as Son unloads assets

SoftBank sold 57 million shares at $29.685 on Sept. 14, the company said in a statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Japanese company is still Coupang's largest shareholder

Explainer: Japanese ruling party race to determine next Prime Minister

The winner will almost certainly become leader of the world's No. 3 economy, shaping key political, military and security roles in the region

Japan ruling party begins race to pick Yoshihide Suga's successor

The race is on for the next Japanese prime minister. Official election campaigning kicked off Friday for the new head of Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party, a role that typically signals the next national leader. Four candidates are competing in the Sept. 29 vote to replace outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who will quit when his term ends at the end of this month after serving only one year. He took over for predecessor Shinzo Abe. Unusually for Japan, two women are competing in the race. The only other female challenger was in 2008, when Yuriko Koike, who is currently serving as Tokyo governor, made a run. Earlier Friday, the four each submitted their official candidacy at party headquarters ahead of a series of joint public debate sessions and other campaigning planned over the next 12 days. Their policies focus on the pandemic and its economic fallout, and the increasingly aggressive role China has played in regional affairs. Support ratings for Suga and his ...

Japan's Rakuten forays into India's B2B tech segment, launches new product

This is the first time that Rakuten will be bringing its products and services into the Indian market

Japan, US, South Korea urge North Korea to return to arms talks

Senior diplomats urged North Korea to return to talks over its missile and nuclear development, a day after it announced it successfully tested new long-range cruise missiles

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck off Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture on Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The quake occurred at around 7:46 a.m. local time, with its epicentre at 32.2 degrees north latitude and 138.2 degrees east longitude, and at a depth of 450 km.The quake logged 3 in some parts of Ibaraki Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.So far no tsunami warning has been issued.

Japan's wholesale inflation hovers near 13-yr high as material costs rise

The corporate goods price index, which measures the price companies charge each other for their goods and services, rose 5.5% in August from a year earlier