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Women gradually rise in Japanese politics but face deep challenges
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 16 hours agoMultiple women competing for a top political office is still rare in Japan, which has a terrible...
After Covid and Olympics, Tokyo’s first female governor wins third term
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoMs Koike became...s first female governor in 2016, and won her second term in 2020. The conservative...
Tokyo Gov. Koike wins a third four-year term as head of Japan's influential capital
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoThe vote was also seen as a test for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing party, which supports...
Women fight Tokyo election in male-dominated Japan
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoPolls opened Sunday to elect a new Tokyo governor with incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho, two prominent women in Japan's...
Jeremy Hunt: Chancellor who tried twice to win Tory crown
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoBefore entering Parliament, Mr Hunt had a career as an English teacher in Japan and as an...
Over a million South Koreans sign petition to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoMr Yoon, leader of the conservative People Power Party, became president in May 2022 after a narrow...