Japan’s parliament elects Shigeru Ishiba, newly elected governing party leader, as prime minister
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resigned with his Cabinet, paving the way for his likely successor Shigeru Ishiba to ...
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Japanese ship Mirai ends this year's Arctic mission
Japan's first Arctic research icebreaker, the Mirai II, is expected to be completed in fiscal 2026. The current Mirai will ...
Japan's business mood steady in July-Sept, keeps BOJ rate hike chance alive
Japanese business sentiment was steady in the three months to September, a closely watched survey showed, a sign the economy ...
Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida steps down as planned before likely successor Ishiba takes office
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resigned with his Cabinet, paving the way for his likely successor Shigeru Ishiba to ...
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Japan’s likely next leader says he will call an election for Oct. 27 once he takes office
Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct. 27 after he ...
Japan's overwhelmingly male cabinet underlines gender gap, again
Japan's new prime minister appointed only two women to his 20-strong cabinet on Tuesday, down from five previously, in what a ...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Nori seaweed production starts in Hyogo Prefecture
The Hyogo nori research institute in the city of Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, has begun the process of attaching spores of nori ...