Lawmakers from ruling and opposition parties attend the Lower House Commission on the Constitution on April 9. (Takeshi Iwashita) Some lawmakers stressed urgency while others urged caution in drafting revisions to Japan’s supreme laws …
By NOBUHIKO TAJIMA/ Staff Writer Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi departs after responding to reporters’ questions about the April 7 passage of the fiscal 2026 budget. (Takeshi Iwashita) Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told reporters April …
Foreign and Japanese visitors arrive to see cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji at Arakurayama Sengen Park on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Fujiyoshida, west of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture–The trouble …
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un attends a parade with his daughter in Pyongyang on Feb. 25 as the North wrapped up the Workers’ Party congress. …
By MIZUKI SATO/ Staff Writer Iwoto, formerly known as Iwo Jima, lies about 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) In light of China’s expanding military activities, Japan has created an organization …
Kuomintang (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wun speaks to the media in Taipei on March 30 ahead of her trip to China. (Reuters) BEIJING/TAIPEI–The leader of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), will visit …
MPD: By NATSUNO OTAHARA/ Staff Writer These pedal-equipped electric motorcycles in Tokyo’s Koto Ward on March 13 are believed to have been marketed illegally as power-assisted bicycles. (Natsuno Otahara) Motorcycles disguised as a “new …
China allegedly used fake profiles on LinkedIn to gather sensitive information from staff at NATO and European Union institutions, a European security source said Friday. The operation, allegedly orchestrated by Beijing’s state security ministry, …
China demands more than just regret from Japan after embassy break-in A Japanese police officer stands guard in front of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on March 25. (Reuters) BEIJING–Japan has expressed its regret …
By NEN SATOMI/ Correspondent Visitors enjoy the cherry blossoms at the shore of Lake Taihu on March 25 in Wuxi, China. (Nen Satomi) WUXI, China—Japanese representatives were conspicuously absent from an annual cherry blossom …
Loading ...