Heated exchanges over Taiwan remarks in 1st party leader Diet debate under PM Takaichi
Political parties are given different amounts of time to question the prime minister depending on the number of seats th...
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7.5% of new condo buyers in central Tokyo are foreigners--Gov't survey
A survey by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism showed that 7.5% of those who purchased new ...
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Bear eats 2 metric tons of apples from orchard, causing 2 million yen in damages
In this surveillance footage, you can see a bear strolling along leisurely.The footage was captured on November 13 at an...
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Japan-China tensions spill over to Japanese seafood industry
On November 19, we spoke with the head of a seafood processing company in Hokkaido that exports frozen scallops.S/ Yamaz...
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Impact of China's countermeasures against Takaichi remarks spreading in Japan
China has intensified its backlash following Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s remarks in parliament regarding a ...
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Japan's economy shrinks for the first time in 6 quarters due to US tariffs
The Cabinet Office announced on November 17 that Japan’s real gross domestic product excluding price fluctuations for th...
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Nissan Motor reports net loss for April-Sept. period on Trump tariffs
Nissan Motor said on November 6 that it logged a net loss of 221.9 billion yen for the April-September period.The Japane...
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Opposition lawmaker urges Takaichi to restrict acceptance of foreigners to Japan
Komeito, which recently left its long-time partnership with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, questioned the prime mi...
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Japan to draft basic policy on foreign national issues by January 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae / It is true that certain sectors require foreign workers to cope with labor sho...
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Japan PM Takaichi says intl talks laid foundation for advancing summit diplomacy
S/ Takaichi Sanae, Japanese Prime Minister / We have begun a strong and steady journey to restore Japan’s diplomacy that...
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