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  1. alojapan.com/1284813/japans-de Japan’s Debt, Now Twice the Size of Its Economy, Forces Hard Choices ##shigeru #CreditAndDebt #EconomicConditionsAndTrends #GovernmentBonds #Ishiba #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #PoliticsAndGovernment #taxation Japan, which has the highest government debt among leading economies, is finding it difficult to spend like it used to. Debt-fueled public spending, enabled by low interest rates, has long been a way to address the co…

  2. alojapan.com/1231832/in-tokyo- In Tokyo, Rice Farmers Protest ‘Misguided’ Rules Fueling Shortages ##shigeru #AgricultureAndFarming #ConsumerBehavior #Démonstrations #FeesAndRates) #Fumio #Ishiba #Japan #JapaneseFoodCuisine #kishida #Prices(Fares #ProtestsAndRiots #Tokyo #TokyoJapan #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 In the United States, the affordability of eggs has prompted a national discussion — underscoring anxieties about the economy and the government’s role in addressing them. …

  3. #Shigeru #Ishiba, 67, will become the next prime minister of Japan.

    Mr. Ishiba, a former defense minister who has long been popular with rank-and-file members of the Liberal Democratic Party but less favored by parliamentary lawmakers,
    had run for the party leadership four times before finally attaining victory.

    Mr. Ishiba, who is known for his plainspoken opinions and keen interest in military equipment, defeated Ms. Sanae Takaichi 215 to 194 in voting at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo.
    He will take over as prime minister next Tuesday, replacing #Fumio #Kishida.

    Mr. Kishida, who presided over an expansion of Japan’s defense budget and a rapprochement with South Korea during his three years as prime minister, announced in August that he would resign after months of low approval ratings related to public dissatisfaction with inflation and his handling of a series of political finance scandals.

    nytimes.com/2024/09/27/world/a

  4. #Shigeru #Ishiba, 67, will become the next prime minister of Japan.

    Mr. Ishiba, a former defense minister who has long been popular with rank-and-file members of the Liberal Democratic Party but less favored by parliamentary lawmakers,
    had run for the party leadership four times before finally attaining victory.

    Mr. Ishiba, who is known for his plainspoken opinions and keen interest in military equipment, defeated Ms. Sanae Takaichi 215 to 194 in voting at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo.
    He will take over as prime minister next Tuesday, replacing #Fumio #Kishida.

    Mr. Kishida, who presided over an expansion of Japan’s defense budget and a rapprochement with South Korea during his three years as prime minister, announced in August that he would resign after months of low approval ratings related to public dissatisfaction with inflation and his handling of a series of political finance scandals.

    nytimes.com/2024/09/27/world/a