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.
G7 ministers set ambitious new targets for solar and wind capacity at meeting in Japan
The Group of Seven rich nations on Sunday set big new collective targets for solar power and offshore wind capacity, agreeing to speed up renewable energy development and move toward a quicker phase-out of fossil fuels.
Japan Eyes Developing Economic Ties with Iran: Envoy
Given the high potentials of Japan and Iran, Tokyo is ready to develop economic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Japan army helicopter wreckage found with five bodies
Divers have recovered the wreckage of a missing military helicopter, along with the bodies of five of the 10 people on board, off the coast of Japan. The UH60 helicopter, known as a Black Hawk, vanished from radar screens near the Miyako island last Thursday. It was surveying the local area at the time it disappeared.
S. Korean finance minister to meet Japanese counterpart next month amid thawing relations
South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho has said he will meet with his Japanese counterpart, Shunichi Suzuki, next month, the first meeting between the finance ministers of the two neighbors in …
Diplomats gather in Japan at ‘historic turning point’
Top diplomats from Europe and North America are arriving in the hot spring resort town of Karuizawa, Japan, to discuss the world’s most intractable crises, including ways to end Russia’s war in Ukraine,