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Japan's yen briefly strengthened past 158 against the US dollar on July 31, triggering market speculation about potential government intervention. The move came amid concerns over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's spending plans and Japan's deteriorating fiscal position.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's approval rating has slipped below 50 per cent for the first time since her October ascension, according to latest polling data, with particular erosion among older voters.
Akie Abe, widow of Japan's assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has spoken publicly about attending her husband's killer's trial and her ongoing struggle to understand why he was targeted.
A 35-year-old man in Japan's Mie Prefecture was arrested after confining his partner's five-year-old daughter in a garbage can for approximately five minutes on May 12, which he characterised as a disciplinary measure.