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Ex-health minister Goto appointed as Japan's new economy chief

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appointed former Health Minister Shigeyuki Goto on Tuesday as Economic Revitalization Minister, replacing Daishiro Yamagiwa, who r

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Japan Cabinet minister resigns over Unification Church ties

Japan’s economy minister submitted his resignation Monday over ties to the Unification Church after facing mounting criticism in a widening controversy involving dozens