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Former economy minister Akira Amari said Monday he will resume political activities "step by step" after prosecutors decided last week not to charge him with graft over money-for-favors allegations. "I deeply apologize to the people for causing tremendous nuisance and worries," the veteran lawmaker of ...
Center-right economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski had a slight lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of an imprisoned former president, as early results came in from Peru's presidential election on Sunday. The 77-year-old Kuczynski had 50.59 percent support while Fujimori had 49.41 percent with about 52 ...
Okinawa's anti-base faction retained and slightly increased its majority in the prefectural assembly following Sunday's election, representing a victory for Gov. Takeshi Onaga and a setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Candidates who supported Onaga and ran in opposition ...