The Hyogo nori research institute in the city of Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, has begun the process of attaching spores of nori ...

Japan's parliament formally elected Shigeru Ishiba as the country's prime minister to replace Fumio Kishida, whose ...

Shigeru Ishiba was essentially confirmed as Japan’s new prime minister on Tuesday, shifting the pressure of managing the ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resigned with his Cabinet, paving the way for his likely successor Shigeru Ishiba to ...

Asia-Pacific equities were mixed on Tuesday, with Japan making a partial recovery as India edged down. Tokyo’s stock market pared back some of its losses from Monday’s sell-off, with the Topix rising ...

Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a ...

Japanese business sentiment was steady in the three months to September, a closely watched survey showed, a sign the economy ...

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Japan’s parliament elects Shigeru Ishiba, newly elected governing party leader, as the country’s prime minister ...

The newly elected leader of Japan's ruling political party has selected his cabinet as the incoming prime minister.

The Japanese Parliament on Tuesday (Oct 1) formally elected Shigeru Ishiba as the prime minister. Ishiba, the country's ...

Japan's factory activity was subdued in September as output and new orders contracted due to a weak economy and lacklustre ...