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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

TOKYO — Japanese 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's Takaichi set to call snap election after only 3 months in office

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Japan’s Leader Calls for Snap Election in Bid to Expand Power

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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

Japan suspends world's largest nuclear plant

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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's TEPCO shuts down nuclear power plant hours after restart

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Japan suspends world's largest nuclear plant hours after restart

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

TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) (9501.T), opens new tab will shut down the No.6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station after a malfunction was detected early on...

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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 scrambles jets to intercept Russian nuclear bombers

Japan regularly intercepts Russian forces near its territorial waters and airspace.

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Japan halts restart of world’s largest nuclear power plant

Alarm forces Japan to halt restart of world’s largest nuclear power plant after just 24 hours - An alert from a monitoring system was triggered while workers were starting up reactor number six at Kas

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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.

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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 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 is building the world’s fastest train- but will it ever come to Europe?

The L0 Series train being developed by Japan currently is likely to reach speeds of up to 603.5kmh, making it the world’s fastest train. View on euronews

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.