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Sanae Takaichi’s smashing victory promises a new ‘Morning in Japan’
09 Feb 2026 00:38 GMT
… forces that have long limited Tokyo’s global influence.
With … of the late, great Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving PM ever … media presence, unprecedented for a Japanese politician; her pledge to “ … megalomania in China, Vladimir Putin’s mad drive to restore …
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Figure Skating-Japan's team silver felt like gold, says Sakamoto
09 Feb 2026 00:25 GMT
… Russian Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, and Japan … were confirmed in 2024.
Japan';s push in Milan … finish, delighting fans waving Japanese flags around the arena.
Miura … five-point lead over Japan but that quickly narrowed after …
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Malinin enters the fray as Japan lead USA in Olympics team skating
08 Feb 2026 22:16 GMT
… Malinin who finished second behind Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama in … Shun Sato, 22, representing Japan.
Japan are positioned first but are … 2022 Beijing Winter Games after Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva … handed a doping ban.
Russia had won the team title …
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Historic win pits Takaichi’s vision of Japan against the markets
08 Feb 2026 20:44 GMT
… Securities Economic Research Institute in Tokyo. “How the Takaichi … of how Japan and the world has changed. Russia’s invasion … Prime Ministers Junichiro Koizumi in 2005 and Shinzo Abe in 2012. Like … the emphasis of both Koizumi and Abe on unleashing …
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Takaichi wins big, Japan’s national broadcaster reports
08 Feb 2026 20:24 GMT
… ’s mentor, assassinated former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.
Photo: AP
The LDP … voting station in a snowy Tokyo.
Takaichi’s election triumph might … conducted joint air drills with Russia.
Japan’s last two pandas were …
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‘I killed the Russian and felt nothing. It was like a video game’
08 Feb 2026 19:54 GMT
… on President Putin for continuing the war, perhaps forcing the Russian president … ’s overall strength, and a Japanese citizen, “Hiroshi”, works as one … .
Hiroshi, a drone engineer from Japan who is part of the …
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Japan PM Takaichi basks in election triumph
08 Feb 2026 19:46 GMT
… a voting station in snowy Tokyo on Sunday. - Socially … around gender in male-dominated Japanese politics.
She is socially … office, Takaichi suggested that Japan could intervene militarily if Beijing … joint air drills with Russia. Japan’s last two pandas …
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Takaichi's ruling party on course for landslide win in Japan election
08 Feb 2026 19:27 GMT
… , assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe.
The LDP was seen winning … summoned Tokyo's ambassador, warned its citizens against visiting Japan and conducted … joint air drills with Russia. Japan';s last …
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Elections in Japan and Thailand
08 Feb 2026 15:40 GMT
… live from Tokyo and Bangkok.
Also in the programme: a Russian soldier who … faces possible deportation back to Russia, tells us why he deserted; … of the cameras as Japan';s Prime Minister Sanae … on general election day in Tokyo, Japan, February 8, 2026 / CREDIT …
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Japan PM Calls Russia Peace Absence “Vexing and Regrettable”
08 Feb 2026 15:19 GMT
… the top priorities in the Japan-Russia relationship."
Relations between the … conflict, with Japan joining Western sanctions against Moscow. Citing Tokyo's … "clearly unfriendly position," Russia terminated …