Japanese Politics

Placeholder while loading article actionsSEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with her counterparts from South Korea and Japan on Wednesday, underscoring the United States' commitment to defending its allies…

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TOKYO (AP) — Toshiba executives said Friday that privatization remains an option for the Japanese technology company, as they defended their efforts to pick the right bidder to restore what they called "a strong Toshiba." Toshiba, based in…

Stocks were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a shaky day on Wall Street capped a month rocked by worries about a possible recession, inflation and rising interest rates. The Tokyo Nikkei 225 advanced 0.7% to 27,457.89. Japan's parliament…

Placeholder while loading article actionsTOKYO — Japan filed a complaint on Monday about a South Korean vessel carrying out a marine survey in waters near Japanese-claimed islands controlled by Seoul.Government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday criticized a new U.S.-led economic grouping, saying it…

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By JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States would intervene militarily if China were to…

By MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has removed five extremist groups, all presumed defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations. In notices published Friday in the Federal Register, the…

A Japanese man who blew $360,000 in Covid-19 from online casinos after receiving the money by mistake will repay authorities "little by little", according to reports Wednesday. "I'm so sorry I used it," the man said according to his…

Recruit wants 50% of executives to be women within 10 years21% of senior managers are now women compared to 10% a year earlierOnly 5% of Japanese boards have three or more womenTOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Glassdoor owner Recruit Holdings…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Okinawa on Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 1972, which ended 27 years of…

MIYAKO ISLAND, May 12 (Reuters) - Seihan Nakazato wants the missile trucks on the base next to his melon farm to leave, but few others on Okinawa's Miyako Island, he complains, demand that the Japanese military remove these weapons, which…

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief overview of the day's events as reported by Vietnam News Agency on May 10. - Vietnam stressed the importance of peacekeeping for promoting global development during the virtual high-level…

Japan's Lower House of Diet is planning a questionnaire on women's participation in politics, as the country lags far behind in terms of female representation in national…

Japan marked the 75th anniversary of its Constitution coming into force after World War II on May 3, celebrated annually as the Constitution Day, while Russia continues!-->…

Japan line up for a boost Prime Minister Kishida's visit expected to boost deals…

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The threat is just the latest salvo from Moscow, which has been angered by Japan's support for Ukraine and its growing ties with NATO nations, and is raising the heat in a long-running dispute over the sovereignty of islands captured by…

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will provide food and medicine to war-torn Ukraine as additional relief supplies, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday after speaking with Ukraine's president by phone. Volodymyr Zelenskiy.Kishida told…

Hong-kyu ParkThe author is a professor of political science at Korea University.The time…

Lou Ye's drama "Saturday Fiction" is a top-notch thriller, and perhaps its ambitions explain the quibbling response it received. It played at the 2019 New York Film Festival, received absurdly mixed reviews, and is only releasing now. It…

Speaking in Japan, the second destination after Singapore of his first overseas trip since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ardern called for de-escalation and warned against painting China - our most major trading partner – as on…

The head of Japan's largest labor organization, Rengo, attended a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday to discuss social security, a sign the two sides may be warming up ahead of the House of Councilors election…

COMPLAINT: Various posts on social media claim the photo is of a Japanese boy going to bury his brother. It was added that the image was a symbol of unity in Japan. VERDICT: Fake FULL STORY : One of these messages reads as follows: “In…

On May 9, 1921, George V hosted a state dinner for Crown Prince Hirohito at Buckingham Palace - the first time a Japanese heir had "ever left his native shores", according to the king's toast. Consumed Imperial and lamb chops oriental style…

OPINION: There are very few pristine environments left in the world. New Zealand has one – and it's finally about to be protected. It's taken six frustrating years - but the Kermadec/Rangitāhua Ocean Sanctuary will soon be given the…

For most of their history, our two English-speaking and continental nations have been separated not only by the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, but also by a different political heritage. Both may have started as British colonies, but only…

While President Biden has done a remarkable job of building a coalition and executing a plan to help Ukraine fight Russian aggression, the far left of the Democratic Party has shown a wavering and inconsistent policy towards the Russian…

Land über alles? Note that the goals of war expand after initial victories; they should not be equated with the underlying cause of the bloodshed. Greed must carry too much explanatory weight, though Overy insists that in the 1930s, "the…

The message that India has conveyed is quite transparent. He would like to stay out of Cold War politics. He would not abandon his…

The Vietnamese delegation attends the meetings by videoconference. (Photo: qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation from Ministry of National Defence attended the virtual conferences of the ASEAN Senior Defense Officials Meeting ADSOM…

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Sunday he is committed to strengthening post-COVID-era development cooperation with countries in Africa, where the influence of China has steadily grown, following a…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's parliament approved a new deal with the United States on Friday, approving Japanese…

Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida speak at a press conference in Phnom Penh on Monday. MPS Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged the 23 Cambodian families living in Ukraine to 'show solidarity' with the Ukrainian…

Kafeel Khan, the doctor at the heart of the so-called Gorakhpur oxygen tragedy, has joined the Samajwadi Party (SP) and is the party's candidate for a seat in the upper house - the Vidhan Parishad. In doing so, Khan has drawn the ire of…

AdvertisingAs Russia's war on Ukraine escalates the humanitarian catastrophe, The UN says could soon increase to 4 million refugees, a Ukrainian family with deep ties to Japan remains behind. Two Ukrainian-Japanese brothers, Bogdan…

Russia has launched an invasion of Ukraine after months of assembling troops near its borders. The military action, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, amounts to a full-scale invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk through a shopping arcade in Tokyo's Asakusa district, March 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Koji!-->…

The Paleolithic period, also known as the Old Stone Age, is known for its primitive stone tools embedded in rocks dating back to 3.3 million years ago. A recent dig at an architectural site in Beijing, China, unearthed remains from the…

Yoon Suk-yeol, presidential candidate of South Korea's main opposition party, the People Power Party (PPP), ... speaks as he begins his presidential election campaign on February 15, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea.…

Japan was more decisive in joining in condemnation of the Kremlin by G-7 nations than in 2014, when then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reluctantly joined Western allies in imposing token sanctions in Moscow as part of its rapprochement with…

"The difficult situation has persisted, but I firmly believe that it is possible that we can overcome this harsh reality with patience by caring for each other, sharing each other's pain and making efforts to support each other." , Naruhito…

Christopher Magee was born on June 12, 1917 in Omaha Nebraska to parents Fred and Marie Magee (née Considine). He is named after his uncle and respected Republican politician from Pittsburgh, also named Christopher Magee…

Prime Minister Hun Sen sent a condolence letter to Michiko Kanzaki on February 18 for the loss of her husband Koji Kanzaki, a prominent Japanese philanthropist living in Cambodia, who has contributed greatly to promoting mutual…

Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologizes after a study by Dutch and Indonesian researchers shattered the long-held belief that there were only isolated cases of violence.Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologized to Indonesia after a study…

TOKYO — Women have never found a welcoming home in Japanese unions. Sexism is entrenched. Issues such as wage discrimination and sexual harassment at work are often overlooked. Many women, speechless, have abandoned the movement.So when…

By GRANT PECK - Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar will not attend this week's meetings of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile programsThrough AUDREY McAVOY Associated PressFebruary 13, 2022, 02:23•…

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Russia could invade Ukraine during the Beijing Winter Olympics, so Americans would have to leave the…

Taipei, Feb 8 (CNA) Taiwan will allow imports of Japanese food products from areas affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, but will adopt several supportive measures to protect the health of its people, the Cabinet announced on…

A major Conservative Party supporter is demanding the return of £200,000 in donations after complaining he was barred from elite political events and never received auction prizes he had bid for at dinner parties fundraising, including…

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Shintaro Ishihara, a Japanese author turned incendiary nationalist politician who served as governor of Tokyo and stoked diplomatic tensions with China over disputed islands, died in Tokyo on Tuesday. He was 89 years old.His death was…

AdvertisingLast week, Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel said it would buy two Thai steel companies for a total of $783 million. As Reuters reported, the combined annual output of the two Thai steelmakers is 3 million tonnes, which will…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired what appeared to be the most powerful missile it has tested…

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government said Friday it would monitor the World Health Organization's…

The Royal Australian Air Force will join its American counterpart and the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force in Guam for military exercises in February.The drills, scheduled for February 2-18, are the first between Australia and Japan since…

Editor's note: Hamzah Rifaat Hussain, a former visiting scholar at the Stimson Center in Washington and a former research assistant at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute, is a television…

Talks between US and Japanese leaders in 1990 following the Tiananmen Square crackdown show that even 30 years ago Western nations were concerned about human rights issues in China,!--googleon:index-->…

TOKYO, January 22. /TASS/. Japan's attempts to threaten Russia in the context of the situation around Ukraine with "decisive actions in close coordination with the United States and other allies" are unacceptable, senseless and…

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - In the 2021 “Taiwan Awareness Survey Report,” 75.9 percent of Japanese respondents said they felt “close” to Taiwan,…

Murata Manufacturing and other Japanese tech suppliers are reducing their dependence on China as the standoff between the United States and China deepens.The world's largest capacitor maker and iPhone parts supplier, Murata announced…

Japanese monthly opinion magazine Sekai (the world) published a series of reports called "Letters from South Korea", which opened a small window for the rest of the world to take a look at what was!--googleon:index-->…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An undersea volcano dramatically erupted near the peaceful nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending large tsunami waves crashing onto shore and people rushing to higher ground.There were no immediate reports of…

FForeign dramas can be like a little vacation, allowing you to dream of living in a country where the weather, people, or simply interiors are an invigorating contrast to what you're used to. Still, it's hard not to look for the ways…

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government is unlikely to bring forward a bill amending the rules on how to accommodate non-Japanese under threat of deportation to a session of parliament starting later this month out of fear of a…

WFELIPE ROSA HEN, a soft-spoken 11 year old boy from São Paulo, got bored playing "Minecraft", a video game, he downloaded a new game, "Kandidatos", which went viral when it was released in 2020 . -hand fights between…

By Ju-min Park and David BrunnstromTOKYO / WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The question of Japan's security role at a time of growing tension over Taiwan is expected to feature prominently at a meeting between Japan's foreign and defense ministers…

Insurgents loyal to President Donald Trump gather at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021.José Luis Magana / The Associated PressNo American has debated the meaning or virtue of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor a…

The new Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, will eventually eliminate more than 90% of tariffs on trade between its 15 member countries, which economists say will be a boon to trade in the region.…

Negima !? Creator Ken Akamatsu decided to take action and change Japanese censorship laws by running for office. Japan's censorship laws have become a more frequent topic of discussion…

~~ ~ As the year draws to a close, tensions between India and China show no sign of abating. The two sides were caught fighting over a series of issues. On the one hand, the border issue has divided the two sides for a long…

Japan and the United States are considering changing their scheduled in-person meeting of their foreign and defense chiefs in January to a virtual format due to the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, people familiar…

Taipei, December 24 (CNA) The Progressive Democratic Party (DPP) insisted on Friday that no timetable had been discussed to lift the ban on agricultural imports from prefectures affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, following…

The Musashino municipal assembly in Tokyo on Tuesday rejected a proposed ordinance that would have allowed foreign residents to vote in local referendums.When first submitted, the proposal divided opinions within the suburban town's…

Defending champions India crushed Japan 6-0 and went unbeaten in the preliminary round of the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament on Sunday. Harmanpreet Singh (10th and 53rd minutes) scored a brace, while Dilpreet…

OSAKA, Japan - A fire that spread on Friday at a psychiatric clinic on the fourth floor of an eight-story building in downtown Osaka, western Japan, left 24 people dead in what police was investigating a possible case of arson and…

The annual month-long arts event, hosted by the City of Redmond in its downtown park, is intended to celebrate the “winter vacation traditions, cultures and beliefs of the diverse community of Redmond,”…

Chroniclers Why Kenya is highly rated in Japan-Africa relations Wednesday, December 15, 2021 President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta during the enthronement of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo in…

For the first time in nearly a decade, a Japanese prime minister has decided to live in the official residence of the leader - a century-old structure that is a monument to the Art Deco aesthetic and overshadowed by an ominous…

A Japanese billionaire and his producer took to space on Wednesday as the first self-paying space tourists in more than a decade.Fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa and producer Yozo Hirano, who plans to film his mission, flew to the…

TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States Embassy in Tokyo on Monday warned in a tweet of incidents of alleged racial profiling of non-Japanese by Japanese police.Japan is a largely ethnically homogeneous country where some people equate more…

By Moez Hayat and Ryan Ashley * The recent election to the House of Representatives in Japan marked Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's first major test. While its ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered a modest loss of…

Seoul - An official from the camp of the opposition candidate Yoon Seok-youl in the presidential election of March 2022 in South Korea revealed a policy of positioning economic security as a new theme of cooperation between South…

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WATERLOO - The discovery on Saturday of the wreckage of the USS Juneau, on which the five Sullivan brothers of Waterloo served and perished with nearly 700 comrades during World War II, was a touching and bittersweet experience for the…

Japanese police arrested former lawmaker Toshio Yamauchi on Sunday on suspicion of embezzling some 100 million yen from a joint venture he co-led.The money was allegedly embezzled by the 74-year-old former member of the House of…

BRUSSELS (AP) - A large number of countries decided to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday, and…

The blunt assessment of Australia's prospects as a hydrogen superpower - which is central to the Morrison government's 'tech, not tax' approach to achieving net zero by 2050 - contrasts with the optimistic vision of the transnational group…

The United States and its allies should act more urgently in the face of rapidly changing Chinese military tactics, the new American commander of the Indo-Pacific region warned on Saturday. Admiral John Aquilino spoke at the Halifax…

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, in a telephone interview Thursday with his…

BEIJING (AP) - Chinese and American veterans and officials on Tuesday celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Flying Tigers, American pilots who flew to China during World War II, as a historic example of better relations and…

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo plans to visit Taiwan next year with the aim of controlling new Prime…

~~ ~ Suddenly, inequalities are at the top of the political agenda almost everywhere, at least that is what it seems. US President Joe Biden aims to present tax proposals that "will make billionaires cry," according to staunch…

A series of scandals - some involving shady ties between politicians and money - have plagued the administrations of Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Yoshihide Suga. Many questions remain, but outgoing Prime Minister Fumio!-->…

(Mainichi) The stronger their desire for approval, the more politicians focus on election results. The same can be said of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who dissolved the House of Representatives four years ago!-->…

POLITICSJapan honors former speakerFormer Speaker of Parliament Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) was among three…

Women's representation in the lower house fell slightly after the Oct. 31 election, with women making up less than 10 percent of politicians who won seats in the Diet chamber, which has 465!--googleon:index-->…

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling coalition will remain in power, but his party suffered heavy losses in an election on Sunday, exit polls showed, weakening it in just weeks after taking the head of the…

The leaders of the main Japanese parties made their last forays into the election campaign yesterday, a day before an election where the focus will be on…

The mountain village of Chizu goes a long way in explaining how one party maintained a virtual lockdown on power in Japan for nearly seven decades. The village in western Japan has long been in decline. Its population has fallen to 6,600…

Okinawa is a mirror that reflects the flaws and poverty of politics in Japan. Do political leaders make policies while giving serious attention to public opinion? Do they heed dissenting voices and!--googleon:index-->…

By SUSAN HAIGH, Associated PressSTAMFORD, Connecticut (AP) - Former Major League Baseball manager and player Bobby Valentine pokes fun at any suggestion he could be out of his league and run for mayor in his hometown of Stamford, the…

But analysts say the exercises will likely have the opposite effect, potentially rekindling regional tensions and reinforcing claims by the Japanese government that it must increase military spending to counter Chinese aggression.The trip,…

TOKYO - Four days after passing through a maritime choke point in northern Japan, 10 Chinese and Russian warships have now sailed through a southern choke point, in fact circling the country in one move unprecedented provocative. In a…

Islamabad: Japanese Ambassador Matsuda Kuninori returns to his country after serving a two-year and 10-month term in Pakistan.In a message, the outgoing envoy said he expressed his sincere gratitude for the support and kindness of…

TOKYO - Industrial subsidies are back in Tokyo as Japan prepares a multibillion-dollar support program for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first plant in the country.Japan is prepared to finance up to half the cost of the new…

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