Fumio Kishida
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Abducted in Japan
‘Heartbreaking’: Penny Wong condemns abduction of Australian children in Japan
Parents warn Tokyo’s two-year delay in implementing new laws could trigger a “dash to the finish line” to abduct more children.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Natalie Clancy
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Four Japanese ministers quit ahead of PM’s ‘ball of fire’
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is racing to contain the fallout of a multi-million yen political kickback scheme.
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- by Andrew Charlton
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China relations
Why the four countries most focused on containing China have stopped mentioning it
The world’s seven richest countries devoted an entire section of a summit to China. The group set up to contain the country’s rise didn’t mention it once.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Last month he survived an assassination attempt. Now he’s got the world’s spotlight on his hometown
A child of Hiroshima, Fumio Kishida is using some of his domestic political capital to expand Japan’s mark on the world.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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Abducted in Japan
‘It’s damaging children’: Japan’s abducted kids call for help at the G7
Victims say the pain the Japanese system causes children “is beyond the description” as they call on G7 leaders to escalate pressure on Tokyo.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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