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 …
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a news conference on Oct. 30 at the prime minister’s office. (Koichi Ueda) Japan has lodged a strong protest with China over an apparent threat to behead Prime …
By KENSUKE NONAMI Writer Haruki Murakami (Asahi Shimbun file photo) Haruki Murakami’s novel “Machi to Sono Futashikana Kabe” (The City and Its Uncertain Walls) won an Italian prize that honors contemporary Japanese works translated …
Can radioactive fallout from a “dirty bomb” be contained before it spreads? Chinese scientists believe it’s possible, and they’re testing an airborne weather modification system designed to trap radioactive clouds within minutes of an …
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