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Japan PM sacks 4th minister to patch up scandal-hit Cabinet

Dec 28, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -28% Somewhat Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    -28% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    -12% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : Akiba's dismissal was seen as Kishida's attempt to remove an administration's soft spot that could stall upcoming parliamentary work on a key budget bill, including hefty defense spending aimed at bolstering Japan's strike capability.
42% : In early November, Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi resigned after remarking that his job is low profile and only makes news when he signs the death penalty.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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