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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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World News | Zelenskyy Congratulate Japan PM Takaichi on Election Victory
09 Feb 2026 01:40 GMT
Tokyo [Japan], February 9 (ANI): Ukrainian President … from Japan has helped save "thousands upon thousands of lives" during Russia… ;s war against Ukraine and noted Japan';s participation …
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Japan’s rock star leader now has the political backing to push a bold agenda. Will she deliver?
09 Feb 2026 03:23 GMT
… , Nippon Ishin (the Japan Innovation Party). Takaichi also … Donald Trump. Although the Japanese public views Trump unfavourably … Russia, Takaichi’s government also plans to revise Japan’ … further increasing public debt.
Japan also faces enormous challenges …
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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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Figure skating-Malinin powers US past Japan to team gold in Milan
09 Feb 2026 01:00 GMT
… failed drug test by a Russian skater changed the team results … than two years later.
JAPAN FIGHT BACK
Japan came into the final day … #39;s free skate.
The Japanese pairs world champions opened with … needed to top the podium.
Japan held their heads high after …
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Olympics-Figure skating-Malinin powers US past Japan to team gold in Milan
08 Feb 2026 23:29 GMT
… failed drug test by a Russian skater changed the team results … than two years later.
JAPAN FIGHT BACK
Japan came into the final … men’s free skate.
The Japanese pairs world champions opened with … the rousing performance which left Japan trailing the U.S. by …
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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 …