" Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) looks on as lawmakers raise their hands shouting "banzai!" (Hurrah!) after the dissolution of the Lower House of the Parliament in Tokyo Taywan Taylor Titans Jersey , Japan, on Thursday. Photo: IC Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved parliament Thursday, effectively kicking off a national election campaign where he faces an unexpected and formidable challenge from the popular governor of Tokyo.
Members of the lower house raised their arms and shouted ""Banzai"" three times - the Japanese equivalent of ""three cheers"" - after the speaker read out a letter officially dissolving the chamber.
Voters in the world's third-biggest economy will go to the polls on October 22, as Abe seeks a fresh popular mandate for his hardline stance on North Korea and a new tax plan.
""This is an election about how to protect the lives of people,"" said the premier. ""We have to cooperate with the international community as we face the threat from North Korea.""
Abe asked for public support for his ""strong diplomacy"" on Kim Jong-un's regime, which has threatened to ""sink"" Japan into the sea and fired missiles over its northern Hokkaido island twice in the space of a month.
""We need to fight for our children's future.""
Abe stunned Japan on Monday with a surprise call for a snap election Corey Davis Titans Jersey , seeking to capitalize on a weak opposition and a boost in the polls, as voters welcome his hawkish policy toward Pyongyang.
But Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has upended Japanese politics in recent days, stealing Abe's limelight with her newly launched ""Party of Hope"" that seeks to shake up the country's lethargic po-litical landscape.
Koike's new party, formally unveiled Wednesday Harold Landry Titans Jersey , has attracted an influx of lawmakers from a wide range of ideological backgrounds and has succeeded in unifying opposition to Abe, presenting Japanese voters with a credible alternative to the premier.
Japan's main opposition Democratic Party later Thursday decided not to run candidates in the election, effectively joining forces with Koike's juggernaut.
For the moment, although Koike is leading the party Rashaan Evans Titans Jersey , she is not running for a seat in parliament, preferring to concentrate on governing the world's most populous city in the run-up to the 2020 Olympic Games.
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BEIJING， Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- A fund launched by China's state-owned enterprises (SOE) aims to invest 5 billion yuan (722 million U.S. dollars) this year in impoverished areas， according to a board meeting on Friday.
The poverty-relief fund， launched in October 2016， enlisted 51 SOEs to raise initial funding of about 12 billion yuan， which will increase to 100 billion by 2020.
The fund is run by the State Development and Investment Corporation (SDIC) as part of the country's plan to deploy market forces in the fight against poverty.
Since its debut， the fund has earmarked over 1.4 billion yuan for six projects， covering farm product sales， husbandry and forestry， Zhang Hua， chief accountant of SDIC said.
The second round of fundraising will be completed by April of this year， Zhang said， adding that all the money will be put into use to fund projects by 2018.
Developing local industry is a major priority in the battle against poverty， and China has supported the efforts of poor regions to develop local specialty industries based on their resources， such as the photovoltaic industry， tourism and e-commerce.
China plans to lift all of its poor out of poverty by 2020.
KIGALI, Mar. 20 (Xinhua) -- Irishman Johnny McKinstry has been officially appointed as the new coach of the Rwanda men's national football team, replacing British Stephen Constantine who resigned in October last year Kevin Byard Elite Jersey , the president of Rwanda Football Federation, Vincent Degaule Nzamwita confirmed Friday in Kigali.
Speaking during a press briefing in Kigali, Nzamwita said that McKinstry, 29 Derrick Henry Elite Jersey , was chosen ahead of Hans Michael Weiss, Jose Manuel Ferreira de Morais, and Engin Firat.
"With the recruitment of the new coach, we hope the national team will play better in the next matches Jack Conklin Elite Jersey ," Nzamwita said.
After their elimination in the preliminary round at the 2015 AFCON that was held Equatorial Guinea, both the Rwandan football body and the Ministry of Sports and Culture said the East African nation needed a competent coach.
McKinstry's first match will be an international friendly match against Zambia on March 29 in Lusaka. Rwanda is preparing for the 2016 African Nations Championship (Chan) here in January.
McKinstry coached Sierra Leone as a senior manager.
Rwanda has never made it to the World Cup finals and only qualified once for the African Cup of Nations, in 2004.
Harvey Weinstein’s former personal assistant has sued the disgraced Hollywood mogul claiming she was required to clean up after his “sexual encounters,” according to court documents filed Thursday .
Sandeep Rehal is suing Weinstein Jonnu Smith Elite Jersey , his brother Bob, The Weinstein Company and the company’s head of human resources Frank Gil for being “forced to work in a pervasive and severe sexually hostile work environment,” The Hollywood Reporter reports.
Rehal — who began working for Weinstein in 2013 when she was 26 years old — quit in February 2015 when she reached “an emotional breaking point,” per the documents.
Weinstein has denied Rehal’s allegations. A spokesperson for the producer told PEOPLE in a statement that “Mr. Weinstein categorically denies these claims and his lawyers will respond in the appropriate legal forum with evidence proving they are untrue.”
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