World Nov 25 Japanese PM Takaichi says Trump called her after he spoke with China’s leader Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she has spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump right after he spoke with China, which was angered by her recent comments about Taiwan.
World Nov 10 Japan and China trade barbs after PM Takaichi says an attack on Taiwan would be ‘an existential threat’ Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute “a survival-threatening situation" for Japan requiring the use of force.
Arts Oct 27 Japan’s sushi legend Jiro Ono turns 100 and is not ready for retirement Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so. He has served the world’s dignitaries and his art of sushi was featured in an award-winning film.
World Oct 27 For Japan’s new leader, the key to connecting with Trump could be a Ford F-150 truck Japan’s government floated an idea to buy a fleet of Ford F-150 trucks, a meaningful gesture that may also be impractical given the narrow streets in Tokyo and other Japanese cities.
World Oct 21 Japan’s parliament elects ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister Her leadership comes as the Liberal Democratic Party forms a coalition with the right-wing Japan Innovation Party.
World Oct 20 Ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan’s first female prime minister Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan’s first female prime minister, after her governing party secured a crucial coalition partner.
World Oct 04 Sanae Takaichi elected as new leader of Japan’s ruling party, likely to become 1st female PM In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan's long-governing Liberal Democrats, and likely next prime minister, is an ultra-conservative star of a male-dominated party that critics call an obstacle to women's advancement.
World Sep 12 Japan’s imperial family pays respects to Nagasaki victims 80 years after atomic bombing The United States dropped a plutonium bomb on the southwestern city of Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m. on Aug. 9, 1945, killing more than 70,000 people by the end of that year.
World Sep 07 Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba resigns after his party suffered historic defeat in July election Ishiba had resisted demands from opponents further to the right within his own party to resign. He argued that he wanted to avoid a political vacuum at a time when Japan faces key domestic and international challenges, including U.S. tariffs,…
World Aug 15 Japan marks 80th anniversary of WWII surrender as concern grows about fading memory Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed “remorse” over the war, which he called a mistake.