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Beloit Daily News
September 25, 2017
... attention to global politics and evaluated weekend election results from Germany and New Zealand. KEEPING SCORE: Japan... 0 Comments.
The Japan News
September 25, 2017
The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun ... Election disarray favors ruling bloc / Opposition may overlap in key constituencies ... upcoming House of Representatives election, with official campaigning starting Oct. 10 and voting on Oct. 22. If the Democratic Party and the Japanese Communist Party fail toÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
September 25, 2017
BERLIN – Weakened by the worst result for her party since 1949 and facing a more fractious political landscape at home, German ChancellorÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
September 25, 2017
... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set to call a general election at ... pressure” around ÃÂ¥112.50, an official at a major Japanese bank said.
The Japan Times
September 25, 2017
Macron could still pass his reforms despite the election result, ... but by some 75,000 elected officials — mayors, legislators, regional and localÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
September 24, 2017
Specialty rental firms and other companies catering to election ... “All work must be done before the official campaign period starts,” ... Takuma Ohamazaki, president of election consulting service provider J.A.G. Japan Corp. of ... Finally, non-Japanese residents can draw pensions after 10 years of paying inÃÂ ...
The Japan News
September 24, 2017
Officials of four opposition parties — the secretaries general of the DP, the ... the head of the Secretariat of the Japanese Communist Party — held a meeting in which ... DP President Seiji Maehara remains cautious about election ... calls for, among other things, abolishing the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty andÃÂ ...
Japan Today
September 24, 2017
Japanese former residents of a group of Russian-controlled islands off ... The territorial row has prevented Japan and Russia from concluding a ... Abe, who is expected to dissolve the House of Representatives next week for an election, ... territorial negotiations," said a Japanese Foreign Ministry official.
Japan Today
September 24, 2017
Japan will weigh the concerns of U.S. drug firms in its efforts to complete ... declined to comment on reports that the premier will call an election next month ... Last December, Japan said it would review official drug pricing every year, ... to be elected to look after the interests of J citizens not your profit lines.
Japan Today
September 24, 2017
The Japanese leader devoted almost his entire speech at the annual ... A thaw with the North was part of the platform that got Moon elected in May, and his ... aid to North Korea through U.N. agencies, with Japanese officials quoting Abe as ... The election would also take advantage of weakness in Japan'sÃÂ ...
Nikkei Asian Review
September 23, 2017
Japan's opposition says snap election likely unconstitutional ... TOKYO -- The Japanese government is calling an extraordinary Diet session next ... call a snap election," an official from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said.
The Japan Times
September 23, 2017
MAEBASHI, GUNMA PREF. – Yasutaka Nakasone, a grandson of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, said Thursday that he intends toÃÂ ...
ABC6OnYourSide.com
September 23, 2017
The federal government on Friday told election officials in 21 states that ... were the first official confirmation of whether their states were on the list. .... were readying to re-enter the site, joined by teams from Japan and Israel. ... But Friday morning the arrival of the Japanese rescuers buoyed her once again.
The Japan Times
September 23, 2017
NEW YORK – The federal government Friday told election officials in 21 ... For many states, the Friday calls were the first official confirmation ofÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
August 6, 2017
On 72nd A-bomb anniversary, Hiroshima highlights Japan's refusal to join U.N. nuke ban ... City officials said “the many others” reference includes people affected by ... Trump had suggested before his election that Japan and South Korea ... Masuda said he is disappointed by the Japanese government'sÃÂ ...
Politico
August 6, 2017
They were out to “monkey wrench” Johnson's election eve initiative, Nixon said. ... with a foreign power when officials are determined to hide the truth. ... into battle on behalf of China against the Japanese invaders during World War II. .... and had an official role, organizing women, in the Nixon campaign.
The Japan Times
August 6, 2017
NEW DELHI – India's lawmakers on Saturday elected a veteran leader from the ruling right-wing party as the country's next vice president,ÃÂ ...
Japan Today
August 5, 2017
In the Tokyo election, the party saw the number of its seats fall from seven to a record-low five. ... of the party's predecessor the Democratic Party of Japan and as environment minister under a DPJ ... 1, with official campaigning starting on Aug 21. ... AN AUTHENTIC SLICE OF JAPANESE CRAFTSMANSHIP.
New Jersey Herald
August 5, 2017
One major player, ATM-maker Diebold, left the election-systems market a ... paper ballots, including Germany, Britain, Japan and Singapore.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
August 5, 2017
In the summer of 2015, elected officials were breathlessly promising that ... behind dominating players like China, Japan and Germany and weÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
August 4, 2017
... the Democratic Party of Japan, and environment minister for the DPJ, ... The opposition party will hold its leadership election on Sept. 1, with ... “If I leave the party during the official campaigning (for the party race), ... Hosono was first elected to the Lower House in 2000 and has been re-elected five times.
The Japan Times
August 4, 2017
Mueller convenes Washington grand jury to probe Russia's election ... a former U.S. Justice Department official to join his investigative team.
The Japan Times
August 4, 2017
The Japan Times ... The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to ... Justice was elected in November with just 49 percent of the vote, ... Manchin is up for re-election in 2018, one of 10 Democratic ... said the increases in Republican registration and elected officials showÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
August 3, 2017
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) arrives at his official residence ... the ruling party and a frankness unusual for a Japanese politician. ... He was also hurt by the LDP's defeat by a novice political party in a July assembly election. .... align with those of his top officials, nor of military action in recent days.
South China Morning Post
August 3, 2017
SNH48 started in 2012 as an official spin-off from the Japanese “idols you can meet” group AKB48, who were founded in Tokyo's AkihabaraÃÂ ...
South China Morning Post
August 3, 2017
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday named new defence and foreign ministers as part of a cabinet revamp he hopes will stem aÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
August 2, 2017
NAIROBI – Protesters marched on the offices of Kenya's election commission on Tuesday, demanding a speedy investigation of the murder of aÃÂ ...
The Guardian
July 7, 2017
The two sides talked about counter-terrorism, cyber-crime, election ... about possible future trade deals with counterparts including Japan,ÃÂ ...
Moscow-Pullman Daily News
December 31, 1999
The struggle to know who our elected officials are meeting with has come to a ... The department released 22 names of Japanese officials whoÃÂ ...
Japan Today
December 31, 1999
A defiant Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro mocked the sanctions Washington slapped on him Monday after Sunday's election of a newÃÂ ...
Sandusky Register
March 18, 2017
He was a veteran of the United States Army, having duty in the Philippines and with a military police unit in Tokyo serving as a prison guard for "Tokyo Rose," Tojo, and other high-ranking Japanese officials. In 2010 he had the opportunity to enjoy an ...
The Japan Times
March 18, 2017
That sounds plausible. But Chinese officials have other reasons for ensuring that Trump's trademarks are protected. And currying favor probably isn't atop the list.
KTTC
March 18, 2017
The Florida prosecutor who thrust herself into the forefront of the anti-death penalty movement is a political novice who was elected just seven months ago.More >>. The Florida prosecutor who thrust herself into the forefront of the anti-death penalty ...
The Japan Times
March 18, 2017
Park, South Korea's first democratically elected leader to be removed from office, faces allegations that she colluded with a friend, Choi Soon-sil, to pressure big businesses to donate to foundations set up to back her policy initiatives.
The Colorado Independent
March 18, 2017
The judiciary committee hearing was in marked contrast to a hearing held three weeks ago on a bill that would hold elected officials liable for so-called "sanctuary city" policies. The bill, sponsored by Republican Rep. ... The proposal was named after ...
The Japan News
March 18, 2017
In other words, this will get worse before it gets better. Yet the fight against corruption is essential to breaking up not only the toxic nexus between business and government, but also the distrust and low esteem in which the public holds Brazil's ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
March 18, 2017
WASHINGTON - Former national security adviser Michael Flynn was paid more than $67,000 by Russian companies before the presidential election, according to documents released by a Democratic congressman. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland asked the Trump ...
The Japan Times
March 18, 2017
The Japan Times ... A White House official confirmed that Darroch and the British prime minister's national security adviser, Mark Lyall Grant, expressed concerns to both Spicer and Trump's national security adviser, H.R.
PinkNews
March 18, 2017
Hosoda came out as trans while he was a student at the Teikyo University studying medical sciences, and began his transition in 2015.
The Japan Times
March 17, 2017
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson issued bold proclamations during his visits to Japan and South Korea this week, claiming that "all options are on the table" in dealing with the growing threat from nuclear-armed North Korea.
U.S. News & World Report
March 16, 2017
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, now in a rare fifth year as leader, is battling scandals on two separate fronts as questions swirl about his ties to a nationalist school involved in a murky land deal and his defense minister faces ...
The Japan Times
March 16, 2017
The Democratic Party's regular convention held last Sunday - the first since Renho took over as its chief in September - highlighted the difficulties confronting the No.
The Japan Times
March 16, 2017
Airlines have been lobbying vigorously for the change, saying the FAA's NextGen program to modernize the air traffic system is taking too long and has produced too few benefits.
KFGO
March 15, 2017
SEOUL (Reuters) - Prosecutors questioned three officials linked to South Korea's third-largest conglomerate, SK Group, on Thursday as part of a widening corruption scandal that led to the dismissal of President Park Geun-hye.
NBC2 News
March 14, 2017
(AP) - Wisconsin election officials on Tuesday blamed undertrained poll workers and Sen. Bernie Sanders' social media posts for dozens of instances in which 17-year-olds managed to vote in last year's state presidential primary.
The Japan News
March 13, 2017
Yuriko Koike, plans to field a large number of candidates in the election. The DP had 36 would-be candidates in the election with official party backing, but four of them, including one incumbent assembly member, have submitted their resignation from ...
ABC News
March 10, 2017
South Korean police and hospital officials say about 30 protesters and police officers have been hurt in violent clashes near Seoul's Constitutional Court following a ruling that ousted Park Geun-hye as president over a corruption scandal.
The Japan Times
March 6, 2017
The comments by Zhang Dejiang, the head of China's parliament and its leading official on Hong Kong issues, came after other officials played down rumors that Beijing is interfering in a race pitting China's preferred candidate against a more popular ...
The Straits Times
March 4, 2017
US Secretary of State Tillerson to visit Japan, South Korea and China this month: Report. Secretary of State ... Their talks, the highest level Sino-US encounter since Trump was elected, had appeared unlikely after the US leader infuriated Beijing by ...
The Rafu Shimpo
March 4, 2017
GARDENA - Seven candidates, all but one of them current or former members of the City Council, are running for mayor of Gardena in the March 7 election. Among them ... "I have the unenviable asterisk as the first publicly elected official in Gardena ...
