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Japan's ruling LDP to hold leadership vote on Sept 14 to pick Abe successor

The leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will almost certainly become prime minister because of its majority in the lower house of parliamen

Warren Buffett looks to Japan, takes 5% stakes in five trading companies

Berkshire Hathaway said it has acquired more than 5% of the shares in five large Japanese companies, marking a departure for Buffett as he looks outside the United States to bolster his conglomerate

Japan mulls picking new Prime Minister on September 17 to succeed Abe

Japan is considering to hold an extraordinary parliamentary session on September 17 to pick the country's new Prime Minister to succeed Shinzo Abe, local media reported

Shinzo Abe 'greatest' prime minister in Japan's history, says Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has hailed Shinzo Abe as the "greatest" prime minister in Japan's history during a telephonic conversation between the two leaders

Japan looks to AI as Covid-19 challenges go-and-see quality control mantra

Global manufacturers have long used robots in production while leaving the knotty work of spotting flaws mainly to humans

Japan factory output rises but retail sales down amid fragile recovery

But retail sales fell for a fifth straight month and at a somewhat faster pace, a worrying sign for private consumption, which accounts for more than half of the world's third-largest economy

As fintech upends banking, Japan regulator expects cross-boundary tie-ups

Years of ultra-low interest rates and a dwindling local population have hurt profits of regional banks, prodding some to consolidate or sign business tie-ups with each other to survive

Japan's cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga to join race for PM's post

Suga, the chief spokesperson for the government, informed LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai about his desire to contest the party's leadership election

Super Mario from Japan: Shinzo Abe loses out on aspirational Tokyo Olympics

Abe's humorous invitation to the next Olympics in Tokyo was a big hit among Brazilian fans, and to a worldwide television audience

Abe defied expectations to build financially stable, socially liberal Japan

Abe tried to reform Japan's hidebound and unproductive corporate culture. His administration created a new corporate governance code and investor stewardship code

PM Shinzo Abe may be gone, but 'Abenomics' will stay on in Japan

The next prime minister will find it hard to get over the challenges of the current pandemic and long-term demographic trends

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe steps down; cites chronic illness as reason

He said he had decided to step down now to avoid a political vacuum as the country copes with its novel coronavirus outbreak

World leaders praise Japan PM Shinzo Abe's contributions to bilateral ties

World leaders wished Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a rapid recovery on Friday and praised his contributions to bilateral relations during his years as Japan's longest-serving leader.

What after Abenomics: Japan's PM exits with economy back at square one

What would become known as Abenomics relied on "three arrows": monetary easing, fiscal policy and regulatory reforms

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Japan's Shinzo Abe resigns due to poor health

New reckoning for WHO vaccine plan as govts go it alone. South Korea doctors' strike escalates, how will cities transform post pandemic, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Japan PM Abe says he is resigning after chronic health issue resurfaces

Shigeru Ishiba, a 63-year-old hawkish former defense minister and Abe's archrival, is a favorite next leader in media surveys.

Japan's 'flying car' carries out successful test run, with a person aboard

The decades-old dream of zipping around in the sky as simply as driving on highways may be becoming less illusory

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe expresses intent to step down due to poor health

Japan''s Prime Minister''s Office said the report could not be immediately confirmed, but that Abe was believed to be meeting top ruling officials at the party headquarters

Japan, US Space Force hold talks on enhancing cooperation in outer space

Officials here said that Abe and US Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond discussed solidifying cooperation between the US Space Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Space Operations

Job losses loom as Vanguard Group closes Hong Kong, Japan operations

The largest mutual fund company, with roughly $6 trillion in assets under management, said in a statement its Hong Kong business mostly served institutional clients and not retail investors