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Know Your Voting Rights, Ensure Your Voice is Heard: Attorney General Bonta and Secretary of State Weber Engage Californians in Advance of November Special Election

Know Your Voting Rights, Ensure Your Voice is Heard: Attorney General Bonta and Secretary of State Weber Engage Californians in Advance of November Special Election

LOS ANGELES — In advance of the Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Special Election, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. held a press conference today to remind Californians about their voting rights,...

Owner:  American Government
Tokyo Stocks Close Tuesday with Mixed Results
Japan Forges Stronger Defense Ties with Sri Lanka
Japan Posts 1.2 Percent Drop in August Industrial Production
President Lai meets delegation led by Japanese House of Councillors LDP Members’ General Assembly Chairperson Matsuyama Masaji

President Lai meets delegation led by Japanese House of Councillors LDP Members’ General Assembly Chairperson Matsuyama Masaji

TAIWAN, September 30 - Details 2025-09-30 President Lai meets US Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg On the afternoon of September 30, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Luke Lindberg, under...

Owner:  Taiwanese Government
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Azerbaijan, Japan hold political consultations

Azerbaijan, Japan hold political consultations

16:58 En A new round of political consultations has been held between the foreign ministries of Azerbaijan and Japan, Olaylar informs, citing the Azerbaijani MFA. The Azerbaijani delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov, while...

Owner:  Yunus Oğuz
Japan’s next leader may be its first woman or youngest in modern era

Japan’s next leader may be its first woman or youngest in modern era

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan stands a good chance of having its first woman prime minister or its youngest leader in the modern era after a vote on Saturday to pick the head of the nation’s ruling party. The front-runners in the potentially historic...

Owner:  AMSEC Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn. Bhd. Malaysian Chinese Association
Japan's Lead Trade Negotiator Defends Tariffs Deal with U.S.

Japan's Lead Trade Negotiator Defends Tariffs Deal with U.S.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's chief trade negotiator has defended a tariffs deal with the U.S., expressing respect for President Donald Trump and calling him a "tough negotiator." Trade envoy Ryosei Akazawa noted that the pact setting on most Japanese...

Owner:  Rich Reiff,Tom Lynch & Xometry
Japan’s new leader could provide Australia’s submarine lifeline

Japan’s new leader could provide Australia’s submarine lifeline

Whoever wins this weekend’s contest to lead Japan’s ruling party could throw Australia the lifeline it desperately needs to secure the future of AUKUS Pillar One amid doubts about the program’s viability. A submarine program co-developed with...

Owner:  Australian Government
Japan acquires $623 million in Bitcoin; GoldenMining cloud mining participants see 200% increase in assets
Tokyo-based Nomura defining space in Riverplace Tower Downtown

Tokyo-based Nomura defining space in Riverplace Tower Downtown

The investment bank bought a business unit and is leasing space from Macquarie Group, which continues to operate with more than 200 employees. Macquarie Group is preparing to carve out some of its space at Riverplace Tower Downtown for use by...

Owner:  Matt, Lisa & Emily Walsh
Japan shows interest in Kyrgyzstan’s transport corridor modernization project

Japan shows interest in Kyrgyzstan’s transport corridor modernization project

15:52, 02 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 15:52, 02 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Ravshanbek Sabirov, Director of the National Investment Agency, met with Takashi Ando,...

Owner:  Almasbek Turdumamatov
War machines: 10 mightiest military powers shaping global order and security

War machines: 10 mightiest military powers shaping global order and security

Military strength has always been one of the clearest measures of national power. While economic influence and diplomacy shape a country’s role in the world, the ability to defend its borders and project force abroad remains a decisive factor in...

Owner:  Hüseyin Kilic
Inflation and Trump changed Japan. Could an 'Iron Lady' or a political scion save it?

Inflation and Trump changed Japan. Could an 'Iron Lady' or a political scion save it?

Empires do not collapse overnight — a classic phrase that is proving true in Japanese politics today. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), one of the country's most successful political parties, has been in power almost continuously since its...

Owner:  Australian Government
Suffering from its own success? Japan’s love-hate relationship with its millions of tourists
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