By HAYATO JINNO/ Staff Writer Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visits the Liberal Democratic Party’s waiting room in the Diet to offer greetings after the supplementary budget bill passed the Lower House on Dec. 11. …
Japan plans to issue new government bonds worth around US$189 billion to fund a record-size budget for next fiscal year, a draft reviewed by Reuters showed on Wednesday, underscoring the administration’s expansionary fiscal policy …
By TATSUYA HARADA/ Staff Writer Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a managing editor meeting of Kyodo News member companies in Tokyo on Dec. 23. (Pool) Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Dec. 23 cited …
North Korea said on Sunday that Japan’s nuclear ambitions “must be prevented at any cost,” after a Tokyo official reportedly suggested the country should possess atomic weapons. Pyongyang’s reaction came after the unnamed official …
Workers are seen in front of a ‘High NA EUV’ lithography system at an Intel facility in Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S. in this handout image obtained by Reuters on April 19, 2024. Intel …
Finland’s representative at last month’s Miss Universe pageant in Thailand has been stripped of her crown after a viral photo sparked an international racism controversy. Sarah Dzafce, 22, uploaded an image showing her pulling …
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to provoke North Korea into mounting an armed aggression to justify his December 2024 martial law declaration and eliminate political opponents, a special prosecutor said on …
The Trump administration may have softened its language on China to maintain a fragile truce in their trade war, but Congress is charging ahead with more restrictions in a defense authorization bill that would …
By TOSHIAKI INAISHI/ Staff Writer An artist’s rendition of PokePark Kanto (Provided by PokePark Kanto) The first permanent outdoor park themed on the Pokemon franchise will open in western Tokyo on Feb. 5, offering …
December 8, 2025 at 18:50 JST Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi at a news conference on Dec. 7 (Tetsuro Takehana) Japan is pushing back against Chinese accusations and sharpening its messaging while stressing restraint as …
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