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.
World Aug 09 Nagasaki marks 80 years since U.S. atomic bombing as survivors place hopes of nuclear ban in hands of youth The United States launched the Nagasaki attack on Aug. 9, 1945, killing 70,000 by the end of that year, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima that killed 140,000.
World Aug 06 At 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing, survivors fear lessons may be forgotten as nuclear threat rises “There will be nobody left to pass on this sad and painful experience in 10 years or 20 years,” said Minoru Suzuto, a 94-year-old survivor.
World Jul 30 Tsunami waves reach Japan, Hawaii and California after 8.8 magnitude quake hits Russia's Far East without major damage One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has hit off Russia's sparsely populated Far East. Authorities warned the risk from the 8.8 magnitude quake could last for hours, and millions of people potentially in the path of the waves were…
World Jul 29 Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant faces new delay in removing melted fuel debris The Japanese operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says the start of full-scale removal of melted fuel debris will be delayed for several years until 2037 or later.
Politics Jul 26 Trump says Japan is investing $550B in the U.S. at his direction. It may not be a sure thing President Donald Trump is bragging that Japan has given him, as part of a new trade framework, $550 billion to invest in the United States. It's an astonishing figure, but still subject to negotiation and perhaps not the sure thing he's portraying.