Takaichi signals lower house dissolution early in upcoming regular Diet session

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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