Takaichi signals lower house dissolution early in upcoming regular Diet session
On the evening of January 14, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae broke her silence.S/ Takaichi Sanae, Prime Minister / Good e...
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Takaichi to notify ruling party execs about dissolving Diet for snap election
Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae returned to Tokyo on the afternoon of January 14 after a diplomatic event in her hometown ...
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Takaichi and Lee jam to BTS in Japan-South Korea drum diplomacy in Nara
In their summit talks on January 13, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung con...
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Japan confirms global cooperation to reduce reliance on China's rare earths
S/ Katayama Satsuki, Japanese Finance Minister / At this timing, immediately after China announced its export ban, it wa...
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Japan and South Korea agree to strengthen security cooperation in summit talks in Nara
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and visiting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met for summit talks in the anc...
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Takaichi mulls Diet dissolution for snap election as diplomacy week kicks off
At around noon on January 12, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae was at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.She did not respond to questio...
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Japan condemns China's export ban on dual-use items with potential military applications
S/ Kihara Minoru, Chief Cabinet Secretary / This measure, which targets only our country, deviates significantly from in...
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Nagasaki and Okinawa make NYTimes list of places to go for 2026
The New York Times published its “52 Places to Go in 2026” on January 5, and featured Nagasaki as its 17th destination a...
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Green tea prices in Japan spike as businesses struggle to keep up
Rich fatty tuna melting in the mouth, paired with large salmon roe bursting with umami flavor that fills the palate.At l...
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Tuna and sea urchin fetch record prices at Toyosu fish market's New Year auction
S/ Naito Mika, NTV Reporter / The starting bell has rung. The year’s first auction has begun.This year’s first fish auct...
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