Junichiro Koizumi

September 2021

World elections

Taro Kono: “There shouldn’t be a predetermined size of the stimulus package.”

Japan PM contender wants stimulus to focus on energy, 5G

Taro Kono who regularly tops opinion polls for who Japanese want as its leader, has gained the backing of LDP heavyweight Shigeru Ishiba.

Sep 16, 2021
Yoshifumi Takemoto

November 2020

Analysis
World politics

Prime Minister Scott Morrison meets Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo.

Morrison finds common ground with Japan's 'Uncle Reiwa'

As two leaders grounded in conservative party internal politics and domestic economic management, Scott Morrison and counterpart Yoshihide Suga have much in common.

Nov 18, 2020
Greg Earl

July 2020

Energy

Shinjiro Koizumi: “There was a lot of reporting in Japan about just how much criticism we got over coal."

Japan vows to slash financing of coal power in developing world

Japan’s environment minister has hailed a 'turning point' in his country’s climate change policy after vowing to slash its much-criticised support for coal power in the developing world.

Jul 13, 2020
Robin Harding

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