Tokyo, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Saturday set up a liaison office at the Foreign Ministry following a U.S. attack on Venezuela. The office is headed by Motoyuki Ishize, ...

The Japanese flag is seen in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Aug. 15, 2025. (Mainichi/Kimitaka Takeichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A source within Japan's prime minister's office said Thursday that the country needs ...

A source within Japan's prime minister's office said Thursday that the country needs nuclear weapons, remarks that deviate from the country's long-standing non-nuclear principles and could trigger ...

JAKARTA -- Indonesian officials have launched an investigation into the deadly fire that killed 22 people at the office of Japanese startup Terra Drone's local subsidiary in Jakarta on Tuesday, with ...

Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc by MAPPA is in the final leg of its theatrical run, yet it manages to surpass popular movies at the Japanese box office. This weekend, it has surpassed a Ghibli Studios film and ...

Communist China and Japan have been engaging in a serious diplomatic dispute over Taiwan for almost a month. While Japan strives to de-escalate tensions, China’s aggressive stance—particularly toward ...

This year is poised to mark the Japanese box office’s best performance since pre-pandemic 2019, when the ¥14.2 billion (roughly $129 million) earned by the No. 1 film — Makoto Shinkai’s anime ...

Barely a month in office, Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi finds herself in a bitter standoff with China. The cause is Taiwan, a self-governing island that China calls a renegade province, to be ...

A Japan chapter of the Information Efficiency Unit (DOGE), led by Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk in the early days of the Donald Trump administration, is expected to be established. Sanae Takaichi, ...

Tokyo | This time last month, the toughest job ahead for Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s newly minted prime minister, was repairing damage to the US relationship by wooing Donald Trump. This she did with ...

For most brides, their wedding day entails an exchange of vows standing next to their partner. But for one 32-year-old Japanese office worker, her groom existed only within her smartphone. Ms Kano ...

Japan has entered a new political era. For the first time in its modern history, the country has chosen a woman to lead it. Sanae Takaichi, a 64-year-old conservative, has won 237 out of 465 votes in ...