FOOD inflation in Japan is a hot topic for households managing monthly budgets – and increasingly for the central bank as ...

Japan has become America’s most crucial Asian ally against Beijing; Washington creating further headache for the Ishiba ...

Chen, Russian-Israeli Alexandre Troufanov and Argentinian-Israeli Iair Horn -- on Saturday were released by militant Hamas in ...

The revitalization of legislation initiated by Diet members remains a persistent challenge. In the Diet, government-submitted ...

he return of Donald Trump as United States President marks an important crossroads in the future of two emergent Indo-Pacific ...

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent weeks for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Former Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be ...

If Kishida were to visit Kyiv, the transportation means and his itinerary would have to be kept secret, like for Biden’s visit. As a matter of convention, a deputy chief Cabinet secretary ...

At a June 15 news conference held after the Diet session closed, Kishida pointed out that Japan’s parliament had passed all bills submitted by his Cabinet, the first “perfect record” in 26 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A suspect, center on the ground, is caught by police after he allegedly threw “the suspicious object ...

A 25-year-old man accused of attempted murder and other charges for throwing an explosive at then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April 2023 denied Tuesday any intent to kill him. Ryuji Kimura ...

TOKYO (AP) — A man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event denied that he intended to kill the politician as his trial began ...