TOKYO | Xinhua | The Japanese government on Friday adopted a draft budget of 112.07 trillion yen (about 787 billion U.S. dollars) for fiscal year 2024, with defense spending hitting an all-time high for the 10th straight year. The figure approved by the cabinet for the fiscal period from April …
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Beijing, China | Xinhua | China on Thursday urged Japan to earnestly honor its statement of and commitment to facing up to and reflecting on its history of aggression and make a clean break with militarism. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida …
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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 …
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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 …
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