World Feb 08 Japanese prime minister's party secures supermajority in a key parliamentary election The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election Sunday.
World Feb 07 Polls open in Japan's parliamentary elections as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes for big win Polls opened Sunday in parliamentary elections that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her struggling party a big enough win to push through an ambitious conservative political agenda.
World Dec 26 Japan's Cabinet approves record defense budget aiming to deter China as tensions grow Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in November that her country's military could get involved if China were to take action against Taiwan, the self-governing island that Beijing says must come under its rule.
World Dec 09 Japan assesses damage from 7.5 magnitude earthquake that injured 34 Japan is assessing damage and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific coastal communities.
World Dec 08 Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers a tsunami The Japanese government was still assessing damages from the tsunami and late-evening quake, which struck at about 11:15 p.m. (1415 GMT) in the Pacific Ocean around 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s…
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.