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Yoshihide Suga has been elected Japan's new Prime Minister following a vote in the country's Parliament on Wednesday, confirming the former cardboard factory worker and farmer's son as leader of the ... ( read original story ...)

The 71-year-old Suga, who previously served as Abe’s right-hand man, has pledged to keep in place his former boss’s flexible fiscal stance and ultra-easy monetary policy known as “Abenomics" ... ( read original story ...)

Mr Suga then easily won the vote for prime minister in the Diet, Japan's lower house, where a coalition headed by his conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) holds a majority. ( read original story ...)

The freshly minted head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and incoming Japanese prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, who has vowed to continue the policies of his predecessor Shinzo Abe, was set to ... ( read original story ...)

Yoshihide Suga, the man set to be elected Japan's next prime minister Wednesday, is a farmer's son with a reputation for inscrutability who has been a key government adviser and policy enforcer. The ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's parliament votes Wednesday for the country's next prime minister, with powerful cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga all but assured the top job, as Shinzo Abe ends his record-breaking tenure. ( read original story ...)

Japan said on Tuesday it has committed 17.2 billion yen ($165 million) in funds for its participation in the World Health Organization's COVID-19 vaccine programme. The programme, known as COVAX, is a ... ( read original story ...)

A worker at one of the biggest convenience store chains isn't your average employee. The store, Lawson, set up its first robot at a location in Tokyo this week. The robot is named Model-t after the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet resigned Wednesday, clearing the way for his successor to take over after parliamentary confirmation later in the day. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Japan’s exports posted a double-digit slump for a sixth straight month in August as U.S.-bound shipments shrank due to a global demand slowdown from the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's exports slumped 14.8% in August from a year earlier, down for the 21st straight month, Ministry of Finance data showed on Wednesday, underlining the coronavirus pandemic's heavy hit to global ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will retain his post in the new cabinet to be announced on Wednesday by presumptive prime minister-elect Yoshihide Suga, Kyodo news reported. Citing unnamed ... ( read original story ...)

Yoshihide Suga could bring renewed energy for economic reform. ( read original story ...)

Greg Kelly is on trial after the Japanese government accused him of helping his former boss at Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, hide tens of millions of dollars from regulators. ( read original story ...)

Watch "Former Nissan executive Greg Kelly's trial begins in Japan after being charged with helping former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn to conceal money", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN ... ( read original story ...)

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