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Solomon Islands¡¯ newly elected Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele speaks during a press conference outside the Parliament House in Honiara on Thursday. Manele was elected defeated an opposition leader intent on curbing Beijing's reach in the Pacific nation.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 2, 2024
China-friendly Manele elected as Solomon Islands PM
Manele chosen over an opposition leader intent on curbing Beijing¡¯s reach in the Pacific nation.
Solomon Islands¡¯ Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare arrives at Parliament House to attend the new prime minister¡¯s voting session in Honiara on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 2, 2024
Solomon Islands lawmakers to elect PM, with consequences for China
Incumbent Manasseh Sogavare withdrew from the contest after failing to secure an election majority.
Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare speaks during a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last July.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 30, 2024
Solomon Islands pro-China PM says not standing for new term
During four spasmodic spells as the Pacific nation¡¯s leader, the 69-year-old Sogavare has maneuvered through armed coups, riots and the rise of China.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare speaks during a visit to Beijing last July.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 22, 2024
Pro-China Solomon Islands PM fails to secure outright majority
Manasseh Sogavare¡¯s Our Party has won 12 seats with six contests still in play ¡ª well short of a majority in the 50-seat parliament.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 10.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 15, 2024
Opposition figurehead decries China¡¯s ¡®alarming¡¯ sway in Solomon Islands
The archipelago is the unlikely focal point of a diplomatic scramble pitting a rising China against Western rivals.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 28, 2023
Solomons leader says he spurned U.S. summit ¡®lecture¡¯
The pro-China prime minister severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 2019, unlocking large sums of Beijing aid and investment.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2023
Solomon Islands leader ¡®appalled¡¯ by Japan on Fukushima water
Addressing the U.N. General Assembly, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare warned of effects on his South Pacific archipelago.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2023
Japan envoy discusses security in first visit by foreign minister to the Solomon Islands
Yoshimasa Hayashi said Japan was ¡®watching the developments¡¯ of a security pact the Solomon Islands signed with China last year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 4, 2022
Solomon Islands rejected draft U.S.-Pacific deal over indirect references to China
¡®We don¡¯t want to be placed in a position that we have to choose sides,¡¯ said Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2022
Solomon Islands¡¯ leader, a friend of China, gets an election delayed
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will face voters at what could be a more advantageous time for him, after the Solomon Islands hosts the Pacific Games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 5, 2022
Unpredictable Solomon Islands fuels U.S. concern as China¡¯s influence grows
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare¡¯s unpredictable diplomacy will make it hard for Washington to make up lost ground with the island nation as Beijing seeks to expand its security presence.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 19, 2022
Solomons leader tells Australia his country will not host Chinese military base
The comments have helped to assuage concerns about Beijing¡¯s growing influence in the Pacific region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 25, 2022
Chinese naval base in Solomon Islands would be ¡®red line,¡¯ Australian PM says
Scott Morrison has been accused of not moving quickly enough to avoid a security agreement between Honiara and Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 26, 2021
The Solomon Islands riots: What¡¯s behind the protests?
Discontent has simmered for decades, but the archipelago¡¯s shifting affiliations with Taiwan and China may have helped turn up the heat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 18, 2019
Pence cancels meeting with Solomons leader over switch of allegiance to Beijing
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has canceled plans to meet with the leader of the Solomon Islands to discuss development partnerships after the Pacific nation cut ties with Taiwan in favor of China on Monday, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Authorities urge continued caution after heavy rain in Chiba leaves eight dead
A local resident walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in a flooded area after heavy rain in the city of Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
Â鶹´«Ã½ inflation paradox is creating winners and losers
Chieko Sugai at her home in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.

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