People check in for their flights, including those bound for Japan, at Beijing Capital International Airport in China on Nov. 15, 2025. (Kyodo) BEIJING – Several major Chinese travel agencies have halted sales of …
By KAZUAKI ISODA/ Staff Writer The approval rating for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet remains among the highest in Japanese history, as her measures against rising prices proved more popular than those of her …
By YOSUKE FUKUDOME/ Staff Writer Tetsukumo, an Akita Inu dog that stands between 60 and 70 centimeters tall and weighs 43 kilograms, is seen on Oct. 20 after a bear attack in Kurihara, Miyagi …
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi continued to be buffeted by verbal attacks by the administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping a week after suggesting that Japan would provide support for Taiwan in the event …
Japan will suffer a “crushing defeat” by the Chinese military if it tries to use force to intervene over Taiwan, China’s defense ministry said on Friday, ramping up the rhetoric over Japanese Prime …
A spat between China and Japan over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments showed no signs of abating on Wednesday after a series of vitriolic articles in Chinese state media and calls …
NARA—Defense lawyers for the man accused of murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his mother’s fervent religious activities and donations to the Unification Church pushed her son into a desperate situation. Called as …
The ruling coalition as early as next year is expected to lay the groundwork to allow Japan to substantially expand its exports of lethal weapons. The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Nippon …
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Nov. 11 avoided stating whether her defense and security policies would adhere to the “three non-nuclear principles” that Japanese administrations have followed for decades. Takaichi is planning accelerated …
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot speaks to the media during the G7 foreign ministers meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 11, 2025. (AFP Photo) Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations convened in …