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LDP considering cutting 45 proportional representation seats in Lower House

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is said to be seeking consensus within the party on reducing Lower House seats through cuts to proportional representation seats.

Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccine

Richard Hatchett, head of CEPI, said that it was possible to get Ebola Bundibugyo (BDBV) vaccines ready for trials within a couple of months.

Japan's top cherry-producing city hosts pit-spitting world championship

HIGASHINE, Yamagata -- A total of 926 people from within and outside Yamagata Prefecture took part in a cherry pit spitting competition in this northe

Senior LDP Lawmaker Eyes Constitutional Referendum Within One Year

Pro-revision forces are already within reach of the two-thirds majority needed to initiate a constitutional change, LDP lawmaker Keiji Furuya says. The post Senior LDP Lawmaker Eyes Constitutional Referendum Within One Year first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

Thai beer heir sexual abuse allegations ignite rare public reckoning

The high-profile case within the wealthy Thai beer brewing family has prompted a wave of painful accounts from survivors of unconnected abuse in the conservative country.

Japan college to build AI- and robot-powered city within a city