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New Japanese party challenges Abe with populist slogans
A new political party led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is floating populist slogans such as ending nuclear power and freezing a sales tax hike ahead of a general election next month, but voters may find few other big policy ...
Japan’s Abe vulnerable after party’s dismal Tokyo poll showing
A stunning defeat for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party at the hands of a novice political group in the capital has revealed the fragility of his support and shown that voters can desert him - if there is ...
Scam clouds outlook for Japan’s Abe; Tokyo poll crucial
By Linda Sieg JUST a few months ago, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looked to be cruising to a third term that would make him Japan’s longest serving leader and put him on track to achieving his dream of revising its post-war, ...