Kishida had been chosen by Liberal Democrats as a safe, conservative choice a month ago. They had feared heavy election losses if the unpopular Yoshihide Suga had stayed in power.
A simple test given to 13 of the chickens from the farm showed 12 of them tested positive for avian flu
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had dissolved the lower house only 10 days after taking office on October 4.
Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party is expected to lose some seats from pre-election levels, but maintain a comfortable majority together with its junior coalition partner Komeito.
At the announcement, all 465 lower house lawmakers stood up, shouted “banzai” 3 times and left. They've now lost their seats and official campaigning for a new lower house begins on Tuesday.
The vaccine technology is formed with virus-like particles that mimic the target virus and does not actually use a live virus, unlike some of the current vaccines and can thus be deemed relatively safe for humans.
The Meteorological Agency said the quake was centered in Chiba prefecture, just east of Tokyo, at a depth of 80 kilometers (48 miles). It caused buildings to sway but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Kishida was first elected to Parliament in 1993 representing Hiroshima and is an advocate for nuclear disarmament
Kishida replaced Suga as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party last week and is certain to win the parliamentary vote for prime minister later Monday because the party and its coalition partner control both houses.
Nearly more than 59% of Japanese people have been fully vaccinated. Japan has had about 1.69 million cases and 17,641 deaths from COVID-19.
Okonomiyaki is an iconic Japanese street food savoury pancake. It is simply a Japanese savoury pancake made primarily from shredded cabbage, flour, eggs and water. Some also call it Japanese pizza.
The CCE will augment the state’s vaccination capacity, both for COVID-19 vaccination as well as routine immunization for children and women.
PM Narendra Modi gifted a Gulabi Meenakari Chess Set to American Vice President Kamala Harris during his meeting in Washington DC.
Quad is a strategic dialogue between the United States, Japan, Australia and India. The dialogue was initiated in 2007 by Japan. All these four countries have common interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
On day one of his US visit, PM Modi held a series of meeting with global CEOs, Australian counterpart Scott Morrison, Vice President Kamala Harris and Japanese PM.
The United States and its international partners are working quickly to scale up vaccine manufacturing in other countries around the world so they can manufacture as well, Biden said in his virtual address to the Global Summit to End COVID-19.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the first in-person Quad summit to be hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington.
President Biden would host the first in-person Quad summit on September 24 in Washington which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia and Japanese premier Yoshihide Suga.
The ministry said it had obtained information that “there are increased risks such as suicide bombings”. The warning applies to Japanese citizens in Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said serious cases remain high and are still overwhelming many hospitals.
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