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Japan's Takaichi set to call snap election

Japan’s Takaichi dissolves parliament after only 3 months in office, setting up snap election

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of Parliament on Friday, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election.

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Japan Will Hold an Early Election Next Month as Takaichi Aims to Capitalize on Her Popularity

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Japanese PM Takaichi dissolves lower house, calls Feb. 8 snap election

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Japan PM Takaichi dissolves parliament for snap election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8, counting on her cabinet's high poll numbers to steer her otherwise unpopular ruling party ...

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Can Japan’s Sanae Takaichi win over voters with Abenomics, tax cuts and military spending?

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Japan's ruling party vulnerable as snap poll looms

World’s largest nuclear plant in Japan stopped

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Japan's TEPCO restarts nuclear reactor for the first time since Fukushima

TOKYO — Tokyo Electric Power on Wednesday restarted a reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant after inspections were completed, its first such move since the Fukushima disaster in 2011.

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Japan suspends world's largest nuclear plant hours after restart

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Japan's TEPCO shuts down nuclear power plant hours after restart

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TEPCO to shut reactor at world's biggest nuclear plant a day after resumption

Tokyo Electric Power (9501.T), opens new tab will shut down the No.6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant after a malfunction was detected early on Thursday, a day after the unit went...

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Alarm forces Japan to halt restart of world’s largest nuclear power plant after just 24 hours

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World’s largest nuclear power plant in Japan shut down hours after restart

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Japan Restarts Fukushima Plant After 15 Years, But Shuts It Down Immediately

The restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in north-central Japan was suspended due a glitch related to control rods, which are essential to safely starting up and shutting down ...

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World’s largest nuclear power plant suspended just hours after it resumed operations

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Tepco halts restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactor

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Japan's Finance Minister Watching FX Closely, No Comment on Rate Checks

TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - ‌Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki ‌Katayama said on Friday she was watching currency markets closely, ‍but declined to comment on speculation among traders that ⁠authorities had checked currency rates with banks - a prelude to potential intervention.

Japan records a 5th straight yearly trade deficit

Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a diplomatic rift with neighboring China

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Japan’s long-bond yields surge to record highs. Why it may be a problem beyond Tokyo.

The problems in Japan may expand elsewhere.

Japan survey finds 1 in 6 men groped on Tokyo public transport, defying gender assumptions

Experts say the 15.1 per cent figure is striking and a reminder that women are not the only targets of molestation on public transport.

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China's panda diplomacy strikes Japan amid souring ties

At least one panda has lived in Japan since the Japanese and Chinese normalized their diplomatic ties in 1972.

Tokyo zoo pandas due to leave Japan on Jan 27

It was previously announced that the last day for the pandas' public viewing would be on Jan 25. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.