Japan’s defense minister prays at controversial Yasukuni Shrine
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese defense minister on Saturday prayed at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s Asian…
Japan’s Nikkei 225 skyrockets over 5% to hit record high as Takaichi secures historic mandate
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Japan’s Takaichi dissolves parliament, setting up February snap election
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of Parliament on Friday, paving the…
Japan and Philippines sign new defense pact amid rising tensions with China
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Japan and the Philippines signed a defense pact on Thursday that would allow the…
Sanae Takaichi elected Japan’s first female prime minister
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a…
Sanae Takaichi on track to become Japan’s first female prime minister
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party leader, Sanae Takaichi, is on track to become the country’s first female…
Tomiichi Murayama, who apologized for Japan’s colonial and wartime aggression, dies
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing…
Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s government on Monday defended its stance on wartime sexual slavery and described…
Stoxx 600, CAC, France confidence vote
LONDON — European stocks started the new trading week on a positive note, as market focus turns to…
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba steps down, responding to party pressure
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he will resign, following growing calls from…
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has resigned
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced his resignation, after growing calls from his party to take responsibility…
Japan's prime minister, in role for less than a year, announces he will resign – The Journal
Japan’s prime minister, in role for less than a year, announces he will resign The JournalJapan’s Prime Minister Shigeru…