Inside Japanese politics
Japan's LDP race throws wrench into post-Kuroda BOJ preparations
Markets wait for indication from next administration on monetary policy stance
Inside Japanese politics
Inside Japanese politics
Three moments that put Japan PM Suga on road to resignation
Poor timing, mistakes with COVID and mayoral race sealed his political fate
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Japan public favors Kono and Ishiba in LDP race: poll
Almost 70% want Prime Minister Suga to step down by end of his term
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Gloves off: Kishida vows to replace Japan kingmaker Nikai if elected
Perennial LDP contender sheds 'docile' image with proposal to limit leadership terms
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Time is tight for Kono and his goal to shift political landscape
COVID vaccinations test maverick lawmaker's leadership as he vies for PM post
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Yokohama election tests Japan's casino push amid COVID headwind
Fierce mayoral race pits incumbent against raft of candidates opposing resort
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Japan's 'post-Olympics' curse looms large for embattled Suga
Prime ministers have stepped down each time Japan hosted Games
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Japan's political parties lose sway under stronger prime ministers
LDP and Komeito see influence ebb as decision-making grows more centralized
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Prime ministers in Japan stronger than ever 20 years after reforms
COVID reveals cracks in top-down policymaking, but 'kantei' still the main force
Comment
In politics, there are no 'strange' defeats. They happen for a reason
Japanese Prime Minister Suga eyes snap election in September
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Japan cautiously explores possibility of US returning to TPP
Experts say trade pact can anchor Biden's Asia-Pacific strategy
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20 years after Koizumi: How Japanese politics were restructured
PM managed tight inner-circle rivalries fortifying strong central leadership
International relations
Suga to face make-or-break moment during Biden summit
Pitfalls abound as Japan's PM travels to Washington for April 16 meeting
Politics
Suga's LDP rivals struggle to make ground in Japan election year
PM giving preferential treatment to Kono, Koizumi to maintain grip on party
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Debate over surnames hinders reform agenda of Japanese PM
LDP conservatives hinder Suga's planned revision to civil law
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Suga draws line in the sand: Defend '100 yen' dollar barrier
Japanese leader braces for another Democrat entering the White House
Japan after Abe
'Suganomics' from A to Z: policies of Japan's PM front-runner
Abe's lieutenant to take more moderate fiscal approach
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A legacy slipping away: Why Shinzo Abe stepped down
Japan's longest-serving PM seeks to avoid leaving political vacuum
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Race to replace Abe threatens stability of Japanese politics
Autumn snap election looms as premier seeks to restore lost influence over party
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Xi's Japan trip unlikely this year as US-China tensions burn
Tokyo freezes preparations after Hong Kong bill poisons mood
