Politics & Government
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PM plans to dismiss internal affairs minister for political funds scandals
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to dismiss Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Minoru Te...
November 20, 2022
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Japan-China summit talks raise expectations, caution
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida received a flurry of requests, as well as professions of hope, from the...
November 19, 2022
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Kishida balances improving ties with China with domestic backlash
BANGKOK — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first offici...
November 18, 2022
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Japan FTC Launches Probe on News Royalty Fees
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday that it has launched an investigat...
November 17, 2022
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Japan, China leaders to hold 1st summit in 3 years this evening
BANGKOK / BALI — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in B...
November 17, 2022
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Kishida, Scholz agree to cooperate on China
ReutersGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero, center, and...
November 17, 2022
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Japan Govt Panel OKs 11 Strategically Important Goods
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A Japanese government panel on Wednesday approved the designation of eleven categ...
November 17, 2022
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Japanese Minister Terada Suspected of Election Law Violation
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese internal affairs minister Minoru Terada is suspected of having violated ...
November 17, 2022
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Japan-Australia 2+2 meeting to be held in early December
The Japanese and Australian governments are arranging to hold a face-to-face 2-plus-2 meeting betwee...
November 16, 2022
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Diet timetable tight as opposition seeks answers from Kishida over Cabinet resignation
The government aims to pass a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2022 and a bill to help victims...
November 16, 2022
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Kishida ‘fulfilled objectives’ despite delay in arrival
PHNOM PENH — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said his delayed arrival in Cambodia did not impact di...
November 15, 2022
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Kishida, Xi to hold talks in Bangkok
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bangkok on Thursday, Chief Ca...
November 14, 2022
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Kishida, Biden, Yoon warn of firm response if North Korea conducts 7th nuclear test
PHNOM PENH — If North Korea conducts a seventh nuclear test, it “would be met with a strong and reso...
November 14, 2022
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Biden says U.S., Japan, S. Korea ‘more aligned than ever’ on North Korea
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - United States President Joe Biden said on Sunday that his country, Japan and ...
November 13, 2022
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Kishida accuses China of infringing on Japan’s sovereignty
PHNOM PENH (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida criticized China on Sunday for infringing on ...
November 13, 2022
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