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And the telegenic 65-year-old also knows how to grab the media limelight — just minutes before her news conference, she took a photo op with a panda cub that was recently named at a Tokyo zoo. Koike, who was elected Tokyo governor only a year ago ... ( read original story ...)

Popular Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday vowed a break with ... she told a nationally televised news conference. Koike lamented that Japanese firms had lost their former glory, complaining that Chinese and American companies, like Amazon and ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday formally launched a ... Abe will dissolve the lower house on Thursday for a vote expected on Oct. 22. At a news conference launching her "Party of Hope," Koike repeated promises to form a party without ties to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept. 27-- Greenpeace International issued the following news release: Japan's nuclear regulator today granted preliminary safety approval for two Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) reactors at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant despite ... ( read original story ...)

Popular Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike Wednesday vowed a break with old ... Koike told a nationally televised news conference. Koike lamented that Japanese firms had lost their former glory, complaining that Chinese and American companies, like Amazon and ... ( read original story ...)

As we tour the city's top sites, locals share what makes Tokyo one of the greatest cities in the world. Video by Black Buddha The Wall Street Journal 1:36 4 hrs ago ( read original story ...)

These hypothetical questions were brought forward to city council at their Sept. 12 meeting after city councillor Bob Buckle and Kevin Nagoya, Cold Lake’s chief administrative officer, attended a recent Mid-sized Cities Caucus to specifically discuss how ... ( read original story ...)

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LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / September 28, 2017 / Pro-Trader Daily takes a look at the latest corporate events and news making the headlines for Hawaiian ... on the route with non-stop flights between Sapporo and Honolulu. Similarly, Hawaiian Airlines will ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has taken to the streets ... denying speculation she might run in the upcoming lower house election. Koike said at a news conference on Thursday that "I will stay in the city and put my energy to lead Tokyo's preparations ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dissolved the lower house of the parliament ahead of a snap election. The poll, announced on Monday and which comes a year early, which will take place on 22 October. Mr Abe is seeking a fresh mandate amid a rebound in ... ( read original story ...)

Jeff Kingston, a professor at Temple University's Japan Campus in Tokyo, called Koike's new party a game changer. "I think it is really bad news for Abe," he said. "She doesn't actually have to win, but she has to inflict a bloody nose on Abe ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — South Korean organizers of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics corrected a map on their official website after Japanese sports officials complained that Japan was missing. The Japan Sports Agency said officials discovered the omission ... ( read original story ...)

Koike’s Party of Hope, formally launched on Wednesday with a slick promotion video and news conference, could attract voters ... make policy initiatives harder and jeopardize his hopes of becoming Japan’s longest-serving premier. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will seek a public mandate on his tougher diplomatic and defense policies to deal with escalating threats from North Korea. Abe spoke at a meeting of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party minutes after dissolving ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved the lower house of parliament Thursday, paving the way for a snap election on Oct. 22. Abe is widely seen as trying to reconsolidate his grip on power within the ruling Liberal-Democratic Party, so he can extend ... ( read original story ...)