Tokyo, May 14 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will undertake a two-day visit to South Korea starting May 19, Japan’s Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki said on Thursday.Masanao Ozaki notified a board meeting of the House of Representatives’ steering committee of the trip’s itinerary, the local media media reported.Takaichi is scheduled to hold talks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on issues of ensuring energy security as well as beefing up supply chains for cr…
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Tokyo, Jan 29 (IANS) Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is on course to secure a majority in the House of Representatives election set to be conducted on February 8, local media reported on Thursday, citing opinion polls conducted by two media outlets. The two opinion polls have indicated that LDP is expected to emerge strong in the elections, particularly in districts which have conservative voters in large numbers. A Nikkei survey released on Wednesday suggested that LDP will emerge…
Seoul, Jan 21 (IANS) South Korean defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back is expected to visit Japan next week for talks with his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, sources said on Wednesday, with the resumption of military cooperation seen as a major agenda item.The two countries are in the final stages of arranging Ahn’s possible three-day trip to Japan from January 29-31 for talks with Japanese Defence Minister Koizumi, according to government sources.Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun has also reported on t…