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  Japan prepares for general election on Oct 27 after electing new PM: Here's what you need to know

  World | October 01, 2024 20:51 IST

  Shigeru Ishiba was elected as Japan's new PM and he announced his 20-minister cabinet comprising only two women. He had already announced snap elections for October 27, to reverse LDP's rising unpopularity over a 'slush fund' scandal and controversial ties to a church.

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  Japan's Parliament elects former diplomat Fumio Kishida as new Prime Minister

  World | October 04, 2021 10:56 IST

  Kishida was first elected to Parliament in 1993 representing Hiroshima and is an advocate for nuclear disarmament

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  Japan's Parliament set to formally choose Kishida as new PM

  World | October 04, 2021 7:51 IST

  Kishida replaced Suga as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party last week and is certain to win the parliamentary vote for prime minister later Monday because the party and its coalition partner control both houses.

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  PM Modi congratulates Shinzo Abe on his victory in elections

  Politics | December 15, 2014 10:02 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today morning congratulated his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, on his emphatic victory in the Lower House elections."Congratulations @AbeShinzo on your victory in the elections. Japan will scale newer heights