On Wednesday, the five candidates for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party disagreed on how to address China’s security challenges, with one suggesting that Japan should enact an anti-espionage law…
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Trump is planning to include a stop in Japan in his next Asia trip.
U.S. and Japanese officials are making arrangements for a trip by President Donald Trump to Japan next month, according to two government officials and another person briefed on the matter. A visit…
According to the group, a Chinese COVID whistleblower was sentenced to four more years in prison.
A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic’s epicenter was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison, Reporters Without…
Fiji beats Japan 33-27 to win Pacific Nations Cup for the 6th time
Fiji scored five tries in a 20-minute spell on either side of halftime, then held on to beat Japan 33-27 Saturday in the final of the Pacific Nations Cup. Japan started and…
62-year-old man arrested for trying to strangle convenience store employee
Police in Akaigawa, Hokkaido, have arrested a 62-year-old man from Sapporo on suspicion of assaulting a female employee at a convenience store by trying to strangle her. The incident occurred at around…
Duplantis gives Japanese fans what they came for — another world record in pole vault
Armand “Mondo” Duplantis traded handshakes and hugs with the pole vaulters he’d just beaten to capture his third world championship. He took a leisurely walk toward the stands to talk to his…
Japan and South Korea Show Enduring Rift Over Wartime Sexual Slavery in Letters to UN
Japan and South Korea remain deeply divided over the issue of wartime sexual slavery, highlighted in recent letters sent to United Nations human rights investigators. Japan’s government strongly defended its position Monday,…
Trump promised to allow detained Korean workers to remain in the United States; all but one are returning home.
U.S. President Donald Trump offered to allow hundreds of South Korean workers arrested during an immigration enforcement raid to stay in the United States to train American workers, but only one has…
Motegi vows to seek new ruling bloc if elected LDP chief
Former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi announced on Wednesday that he will run for president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party next month, promising to seek a new coalition framework to support the…
On October 4, the ruling party of Japan will select a new leader.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned following severe election setbacks, and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan will choose a new leader on October 4, the party’s election committee announced Tuesday….