Former defence minister Ishiba to become Japan's PM after winning ruling party vote

Pacific Asia • Sep 26, 2024, 11:45 PM

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Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's next prime minister after emerging triumphant from the final round of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership vote Friday. Ishiba narrowly edged out former prime minister Shinzo Abe's protegée Sanae Takaichi, who if successful would have become the first woman to serve as the country's prime minister.

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Afghan athlete under police protection slams gender apartheid as 'crime against humanity'

Pacific Asia • 1:17 PM

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FRANCE 24 spoke to Marzieh Hamidi, a former taekwondo champion for Afghanistan who has been a refugee in France since 2021, when the Taliban returned to power. In late August of this year, she posted a video on social media denouncing "gender apartheid"

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