Video footage recorded by people at a campaign event where Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was attacked show a police officer risking his life to protect･･･ …
South Korea, US, Japan to hold missile defence drills to counter North Korea
A view of a test launch of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-18 at an undisclosed location in this still image of a photo used in a video released by North Korea’s Kor …
South Korea, Japan finance heads to hold first talks since 2016
South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho tells reporters he will meet with his Japanese counterpart next month.
South Korea and Japan’s finance ministers to hold first bilateral talks in 7 years
South Korea and Japan’s finance ministers will hold a bilateral meeting early next month for the first time in seven years, heralding closer cooperation in economic policy that has been hampered by …
No date for coal phase out as G-7 environment ministers wrap meeting in Japan
Environment and energy ministers from G-7 countries wrapped two days of talks without acting on Canada’s push to set a timeline for phasing out coal-fired plants.
Support for Japan PM Kishida jumps, but policies still a hard sell, survey shows
Support for the government of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida jumped in a survey taken at the weekend, but voters remained dubious about its proposals, including new childcare plans aimed at …
James Cleverly in Japan for G7 as UK tilts towards Pacific post-Brexit
Pacific’ is ‘critical to UK’ and releases manga-style cartoons to mark his visit …
JICA eager to resume Japan-funded development projects in Sri Lanka: State Minister Semasinghe
State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said yesterday that JICA has expressed eagerness to resume Japan-funded projects in Sri Lanka. ..
Bomb Targeting Japan PM Complicates Timing of Election, BOJ Move
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s political fortunes had been improving of late. This weekend’s assassination attempt may change that, depending on the motivation of his bomb-wielding attacker.
Incredible Shrinking Japan
The great country’s population has fallen for 12 years in a row.