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Ishiba Wins New Term As PM - Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front C) and his new cabinet members pose for a group photo in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 11, 2024. Leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba was reinstated for a second term as the country's prime minister on Monday after securing the most votes in both houses of the parliament. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Leftist Opposition Win Election - Vilnius

Vilija Blinkeviciute (L), leader of the Social Democratic Party, attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 28, 2024. Lithuania's opposition Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won parliamentary election runoff on Sunday, according to preliminary results of the Central Electoral Commission. Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

House Of Representatives Election - Japan

Japan's Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba (4th L) poses for a photo with other members of the LDP at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 27, 2024. Voting for Japan's lower house election began on Sunday morning amid public discontent over the ruling LDP's slush funds scandal and a rising cost of living that squeezes Japanese households. Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Pool via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese rally outside PM residence to protest relaxed arms export control

STORY: Japanese rally outside PM residence to protest relaxed arms export control SHOOTING TIME: March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:032:48 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japanese citizens protesting in front of the Japanese prime minister's residence 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): MIZUHO FUKUSHIMA, Head of the Social Democratic Party of Japan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): KOJI SUGIHARA, Representative of a local citizen's group named Network Against Japan Arms Trade STORYLINE: Many Japanese protesters, amid heavy rainfall, gathered on Tuesday in front of the prime minister's residence to rally against the government's eased defense equipment transfer rules and further relaxation of arms export control. Seen as a significant defense policy shift and another step contrary to the country's pacifist constitution, the Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to lift the ban on exporting the next-generation fighter jets set to be jointly developed with

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240111) -- BEIJING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, speaks before leaving Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 10, 2024. Lee was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday after being stabbed in the neck last week. Lee told a televised press conference in front of the hospital in Seoul that the war-like politics of killing and eliminating opponents should be ended, expressing his hope that his incident could become an opportunity to end the politics of hatred, and restore the politics of mutual respect and coexistence. Lee was stabbed in his left neck by a man in his 60s during a visit to the southeastern port city of Busan on Jan. 2. (Photo by Paul.J/Xinhua)

SOUTH KOREA-PROTEST-JAPAN'S NUCLEAR WASTEWATER DISCHARGE

(230824) -- SEOUL, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lee Jae-myung (2nd, L, front), chairman of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, and parliament members protest against Japan's decision to release nuclear-contaminated wastewater in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 24, 2023. Japan started releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, despite raging opposition from both at home and abroad. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

S. Korea's opposition party holds rally to oppose Japan's nuclear-contaminated water discharge plan

STORY: S. Korea's opposition party holds rally to oppose Japan's nuclear-contaminated water discharge plan DATELINE: July 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally in central Seoul STORYLINE: South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party (DP) held a rally in central Seoul on Saturday to oppose Japan's nuclear-contaminated water discharge plan and urge the government to make clear its opposition to Japan's plan. According to the DP, nearly 100,000 people took part in the rally. Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the DP, said that if Japan wants to pollute the sea, (the South Korean government) should openly oppose it. Rep. Park Kwang-on, floor leader of the DP, called on South Koreans to unite against Japan's radioactive wastewater discharge plan and join hands to safeguard people's lives. Despite ongoing opposition from its neighbors and the Pacific island countries, Japan has been rushing to carry out its plan of dumping radioactive wastewater f

Tests of Fukushima wastewater release facility spark outcry

STORY: Tests of Fukushima wastewater release facility spark outcry DATELINE: June 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): MIZUHO FUKUSHIMA, Head of Social Democratic Party 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): TOSHIKO OKADA, Member of a citizens' group 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): MUKAI, Sanya Labor Center member 5. screenshots of netizens' comments 6. various of Japan STORYLINE: The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has begun testing the equipment to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the Pacific amid fierce opposition from home and abroad. Fears of nuclear contamination are growing, as many are worried that the environmental impact will be irreversible and can not be tested. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): MIZUHO FUKUSHIMA, Head of Social Democratic Party "Radioactive materials, once discharged, cannot be retrieved, so they must be intensively managed. Such materials would be beyond management i

Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace

STORY: Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): MIZUHO FUKUSHIMA, Head of the Social Democratic Party of Japan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): YUKI IZUMIKAWA, Special researcher, Okinawa University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): KEN TAKADA, Organizer of the rally 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Japanese): Rally participant STORYLINE: Some 25,000 Japanese people rallied on Wednesday in Tokyo, calling for peace and protection of Japan's Constitution, including the war-renouncing Article 9, as the country marked the 76th anniversary of its pacifist post-war Constitution. People marched with banners like "No going back to pre-war," "No amendments to the Constitution" and "Now more emphasis on Article 9." The Constitution's Article 9 renounces war and prohibits Japan from possessing "war potential" such as military forces. However, as the Japanese government has l

JAPAN-TOKYO-UPPER HOUSE ELECTION

(220711) -- TOKYO, July 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), delivers a speech after showing the names of LDP candidates who have won seats in the House of Councilors election at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, July 10, 2022. Japan's ruling bloc of the LDP and Komeito scored a sweeping victory in Sunday's House of Councilors election, with the LDP alone securing a majority of contested seats, according to the election results published on Monday morning. (Toru Hanai/Pool via Xinhua)

SDP holds one-day party convention in Tokyo

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