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The governing party, in an emergency vote restricted to insiders, overwhelmingly backed the leading symbol of continuity from Mr. Abe’s long premiership. ( read original story ...)

Shares of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group soared Monday afternoon following an announcement that the firm is set to sell U.K. chip designer Arm to U.S. chip firm Nvidia. ( read original story ...)

Investor expectations for a snap general election could potentially give the market a “Suga high.” Even if that were to happen, however, long-term investors are likely to start subjecting Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's ruling party on Monday elected chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new leader, making him all but certain to replace Shinzo Abe as the country's next prime minister. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Yoshihide Suga, a long-time ally of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, won a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election on Monday, paving the way for him to ... ( read original story ...)

Yoshihide Suga is poised to win Japan’s ruling party leadership vote on Monday, virtually guaranteeing him parliamentary election as the country’s next prime minister ... ( read original story ...)

As the ruling Liberal Democratic Party votes on a replacement for Abe, who is resigning for health reasons, here are some of the issues Japan's next prime minister will confront: Even though Japan has ... ( read original story ...)

While wearing the jersey during a post-match press conference on Saturday, Osaka said she wants to be the "type of person" that Bryant thought she was going to be. ( read original story ...)

Does this Grand Slam title deserve an asterisk given the absence of so many stars? Not if Dominic Thiem and Naomi Osaka endure at the top of the sport. They appear on track for just that. Dominic ... ( read original story ...)

Canadian triathlete Amélie Kretz is ready to show off all the improvements she has made as she eyes the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

The favourite may be the Abe continuity candidate but his background could not be more different ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's governing party is set to vote on a new leader to succeed Shinzo Abe, with the winner almost certain to be the next prime minister. Last month Mr Abe announced his resignation due to health ... ( read original story ...)

Japan suspended imports of pork and live pigs from Germany on Friday after a case of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed in a wild boar in eastern Germany, the agriculture ministry said. ( read original story ...)

While industry sources warn South Korea has a long way to go, the need for self-reliance in chip technology has become more critical with the coronavirus pandemic and U.S.-China tensions threatening ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's ruling party votes Monday for its next leader, with top government adviser Yoshihide Suga all but certain to win and replace Shinzo Abe as the country's new prime minister. ( read original story ...)