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Japan's Kishida shuffles Cabinet and party posts to solidify power
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shuffled his Cabinet and key party posts on Wednesday to strengthen his position before a key party leadership vote next year, bringing in a new defense minister and the country's first female foreign minister since 2002. Kishida...
Suspect in explosives attack on Japan's prime minister is indicted on attempted murder charge
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese prosecutors formally indicted a 24-year-old man Wednesday on attempted murder and other charges in the explosives attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April, court officials said. Kishida was campaigning for elections in a small fishing port in Wakayama...
Today in History: August 28, Martin Luther King Jr. delivers “I Have a Dream” speech
Today in History Today is Monday, Aug. 28, the 240th day of 2023. There are 125 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 28, 1955, Emmett Till, a Black teenager from Chicago, was abducted from his uncle’s home in Money,...
Kishida marks 78th anniversary of World War II's end without mentioning Japan's wartime aggression
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida renewed a peace pledge Tuesday as Japan observed the 78th anniversary of its World War II defeat but did not mention the country’s wartime aggression in Asia, while three of his former and current Cabinet ministers visited a shrine seen by...
Japanese leaders mark 1 year since the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese political and business leaders on Saturday marked one year since the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledging to tackle pressing political goals as a way of honoring Abe’s wishes. At a Buddhist temple Zojoji in...
