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Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief and was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize. [1]

TOKYO -- The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet sank to 32%, its worst since his government's October 2024 launch, in the latest Nikkei/TV Tokyo survey. [2]

Statue of Our Lady of Madhu could return to shrine for August 15 feast Colombo (AsiaNews) - There is great hope among the thousands of Sri Lankans, Catholic and non-Catholic, that the statue of Our Lady of Madhu will return to the church dedicated to... [3]

KYOTO -- Kyoto has been Professor Oussouby Sacko's home for the best part of 30 years. A practicing Muslim originally from Mali, West Africa, nearly 13,500 km from Japan, he came here three decades ago via China. [4]

JAKARTA -- Indonesia will ask Japan to contribute to a trans-Java railway that promises to more than halve the 10-hour travel time between the country's capital and Surabaya, its second largest city, according to Indonesian government officials. [5]

CommentWidodo's VP choice signals Indonesia's rising religious intolerance Muslim cleric Ma'ruf Amin has potential to be future kingmaker Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and Islamic cleric Ma'ruf Amin, his running mate for the 2019 presidenti... [6]

RAJA AMPAT, Indonesia -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he is in "very deep and very serious discussions" with Japan about jointly developing a railway connecting the Southeast Asian country's two largest cities, in what would be one of the la... [7]

TOKYO -- Mitsui & Co.'s strategy for growth in Mozambique puts it in the thick of a key African emerging market. [9]

Note: This briefing is based on limited source coverage. The evidence may be incomplete or outdated.

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-12 · 36% match

Analysis: Japan PM's historic landslide reverberates in China

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief and was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-28 · 35% match

Japan PM Ishiba's approval rating hits new low of 32%: Nikkei poll

TOKYO -- The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet sank to 32%, its worst since his government's October 2024 launch, in the latest Nikkei/TV Tokyo survey.

[3] MM asianews.it · 50% match

Statue of Our Lady of Madhu could return to shrine for August 15 feast

Statue of Our Lady of Madhu could return to shrine for August 15 feast Colombo (AsiaNews) - There is great hope among the thousands of Sri Lankans, Catholic and non-Catholic, that the statue of Our Lady of Madhu will return to the church dedicated to

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-12-29 · 38% match

Japan's first university head from Africa champions diversity

KYOTO -- Kyoto has been Professor Oussouby Sacko's home for the best part of 30 years. A practicing Muslim originally from Mali, West Africa, nearly 13,500 km from Japan, he came here three decades ago via China.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-05-25 · 36% match

Indonesia to ask Japan to build trans-Java railway

JAKARTA -- Indonesia will ask Japan to contribute to a trans-Java railway that promises to more than halve the 10-hour travel time between the country's capital and Surabaya, its second largest city, according to Indonesian government officials.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-08-22 · 35% match

Widodo's VP choice signals Indonesia's rising religious intolerance

CommentWidodo's VP choice signals Indonesia's rising religious intolerance Muslim cleric Ma'ruf Amin has potential to be future kingmaker Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and Islamic cleric Ma'ruf Amin, his running mate for the 2019 presidenti

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-12-23 · 35% match

Indonesia's Widodo says railway talks with Japan near conclusion

RAJA AMPAT, Indonesia -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he is in "very deep and very serious discussions" with Japan about jointly developing a railway connecting the Southeast Asian country's two largest cities, in what would be one of the la

[8] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 39% match

Aung San Suu Kyi and Comedian Par Par Lay

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-12-11 · 33% match

Japanese trading house has finger on pulse

TOKYO -- Mitsui & Co.'s strategy for growth in Mozambique puts it in the thick of a key African emerging market.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-12-05 · 33% match

Japan's foreign minister heads to East Africa in Indo-Pacific push

TOKYO -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi announced Friday that he will be visiting four African countries next week, with a focus on pursuing a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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