The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is on high alert ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Tokyo which begins on Monday. Police have set up a special security headquarters and will…
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Takaichi will accompany Trump on the US president’s Marine One flight.
In a rare move highlighting the depth of the two countries’ cooperation, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to travel with President Donald Trump on Marine One to a U.S. military…
Trump leads ASEAN summit; peace agreement signed between Thailand and Cambodia
The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia signed an expanded ceasefire deal on Sunday watched over by U.S. President Donald Trump, who landed in Malaysia for the ASEAN Summit and to oversee a…
“Marriage Expectations: The Harsh Truth for Women in Japanese Politics
After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan’s first woman prime minister, AFP spoke to some of her younger counterparts who called it a symbolic victory. The three local councillors anticipate Takaichi’s win…
Takaichi gives top ministry posts to 7 scandal-hit LDP lawmakers
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday appointed seven Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers implicated in a high-profile slush fund scandal as senior or parliamentary vice ministers, reversing the approach of her predecessors in…
32-year-old man arrested for shoving commuter onto tracks at train station in Yamanashi
A 32-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly pushing a man in his 60s onto the tracks at a train station in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Sunday, causing him to suffer serious…
LDP-Japan Innovation Party marriage of convenience may face rocky future
Following the historic coalition deal between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party, unease is growing within both over the new partnership, despite it likely delivering the country its long-awaited…
Sanae Takaichi Poised to Become Japan’s First Female Prime Minister as Diet Vote Nears
Japan’s Diet is expected to elect Sanae Takaichi as the country’s next prime minister on Tuesday, October 21, marking a historic moment as she becomes Japan’s first female premier. The vote follows her victory in the Liberal…
Japan should raise defense capabilities to counter assertive China: expert
Japan should raise its defense capabilities to a level that would prevent an assertive China from using force in the future, while making its non hostile stance clear, an international relations expert…
China’s ruling Communist Party meets to map out plans for the next 5 years
One of China’s most important meetings begins Monday, as leader Xi Jinping and other ruling Communist Party elites gather in Beijing to map out the goals for the next five years. The…