Timing of BOJ's policy change must align with Japan's broader goal, economy minister says
Japan's new economy minister, Ryosei Akazawa, said on Friday that the timing of changes in the Bank of Japan's monetary ...
Japan's new government welcomes 'forward-looking' congratulatory message from China
Japan’s new government says it hopes to improve ties with China after receiving a “forward-looking” congratulatory message ...
Japan to search for unexploded bombs at airports after Miyazaki airport blast
The explosion of a World War II-era bomb at a Japanese airport this week has prompted the government to do a wider search for ...
Japan's new Prime Minister Ishiba vows to push a strong defense under the Japan-US alliance
Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pledging to stick to the vital Japan-U.S. alliance while calling for it to be ...
The world’s longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan mulls suing the government
A lawyer for the world’s longest-serving death row inmate — who was acquitted in a Japan ese retrial last week of a 1966 ...
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Government looks to improve safety at Japan's dangerous railway crossings
The ministry will support the installation of manually operated gates and fences at crossings that do not have alarms or ...
Japan Gas Lobby Urges Government to Help With Open Contracts
Japan’s liquefied natural gas buyers — among the world’s biggest — are struggling to ensure supply contracts are flexible ...
Japan’s Ishiba Orders Economic Package as Election Looms
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba instructed his cabinet on Friday to draw up a package of economic measures in a show of ...
Shigeru Ishiba elected Japan's prime minister by Parliament after predecessor's administration was rocked by scandals
Japan's parliament formally elected Shigeru Ishiba as the country's prime minister to replace Fumio Kishida, whose ...
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Japan's government emerges as incubator for space industry
Space Walker, the spaceplane maker, was set up in 2017. One of its co-founders, Koichi Yonemoto, is a former JAXA engineer who was involved in a project to develop a Japanese version of the space ...
A party’s seven-decade dominance raises concerns for Japan’s democracy
The Liberal Democratic Party has ruled Japan for all but four of the past 69 years, leading some to ask whether its ...
Who will replace Kishida to become Japan’s new prime minister?
TOKYO (AP) — The governing party of outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a key vote Friday that will ...