Japan’s lower house of parliament voted down a no-confidence motion submitted against the cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday. It was submitted by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) a day after the prime minister…
Japanese PM Kishida unhurt after explosion at campaign event
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida escaped injury in an incident Saturday in which a man threw what appeared to be a bomb while he was appearing for a campaign speech in western Japan. Kishida was declared safe although one police…
Japan PM fires aide over derogatory LGBT remarks
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fired a government aide who made derogatory remarks about LGBT couples. Masayoshi Arai reportedly said he would not want to live next to, or look at, people in same-sex relationships. Mr Arai also warned…
Japan’s PM on fire over son’s “paid’’ sightseeing trips overseas
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida came under fire on Tuesday from the opposition camp over allegation that his son used taxpayers’ money for sightseeing trips overseas. Shotaro, 32, serves as Kashida’s secretary. He was alleged by the Shukan Shincho magazine…
Japan’s justice minister resigns after death penalty quip
Japan’s justice minister stepped down on Friday, over a scandal in less than a month and forcing a last-minute delay for the embattled premier’s Asia tour. The justice minister, Yasuhiro Hanashi, became the second minister to leave Prime Minister Fumio…
Still on ASUU and the Federal Government
WHEN you have two obstinate bodies confronting each other, over issues that should normally be settled across the table, with mutual respect and understanding, what you get is the concomitant effect of what is happening in our universities today. There…
*Oshodi interchange: Lagos flags off inter-state commercial operation (Nation) *Truck loses control, crashes into shops in Lagos (Punch)
Oshodi interchange: Lagos flags off inter-state commercial operation (Nation) Commercial activities were flagged off by the Lagos State Government at the Terminal 1 of the Oshodi Transport Interchange (OTI) Tuesday. At a ceremony described as monumental, the State’s Commissioner for…