Day: October 20, 2025
World
Coalition deal puts Takaichi on brink of Japan’s first female premiership
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s economic security minister, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is almost certain to become Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, after the right-wing opposition Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, said it was ready to back her premiership. […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors look toward slate of China economic data
Beijing Central Business District, mix of offices and apartments Ispyfriend | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Monday as investors awaited a slew of economic data coming out of China. Analysts polled by Reuters expect China’s economy to have slowed in the third quarter, forecasting gross domestic product to have grown 4.8% in […]
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