A senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official has arrived in China amid a row over comments Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae made in relation to Taiwan. The director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Kanai Masaaki, arrived in … Read More
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wrapped up her first summit talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Tokyo on Tuesday, with the new Japanese leader pledging to realize “a new golden age” for their countries’ alliance. Security was tight in the … Read More
Respected figure: Margaret Thatcher. Personal goal: To become Japan’s Iron Lady. It was only after two failed attempts that Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition. In a historic parliamentary vote on 21 October, the 64-year-old was elected Japan’s first … Read More
The move is seen as an attempt to avoid a split within his governing Liberal Democratic Party, which lost its upper house majority in an election in July. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation Sunday, plunging the world’s … Read More
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has won a fierce contest to build the Australian navy’s new fleet of warships, beating a bid from German rival ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. Defence Minister Richard Marles announced on Tuesday that cabinet had selected Japan’s … Read More
Historic agreement promises hundreds of thousands of new American jobs and opens Japanese markets to US products A “massive” $550 billion trade deal has been reached with Japan, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, adding that it will create hundreds … Read More
Oct. 28 (UPI) — In a significant political upset, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party coalition failed to secure the 233 seats required to maintain its majority in the country’s lower house in Sunday’s general election. The result marks one of the … Read More
Aug. 28 (UPI) — The Japan Meteorological Agency Wednesday issued a rare emergency typhoon warning for Kagoshima Prefecture, with storm surge warnings for four municipalities. “A special storm and wave warning has been issued for Kagoshima Prefecture,” the JMA said … Read More
June 18 (Reuters) – A U.S. official was heading to Japan after meeting with the Dutch government to urge the allies to further restrict China’s ability to produce cutting-edge semiconductors, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Alan Estevez, … Read More
But no threat of tsunami, officials say April 17 (UPI) — A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Japan at 11:14 p.m. Wednesday local time, off the west coast of Shikoku Island. Initial reports said there was no threat of tsunami and … Read More