Russian aircraft violates Japanese airspace

Russian aircraft violates Japanese airspace

The Japanese Ministry of Defense said that a Russian patrol aircraft violated Japanese territorial airspace north of Reb...

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Japan leader seeks explanation from China over fatal stabbing of Japanese boy

Japan leader seeks explanation from China over fatal stabbing of Japanese boy

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is seeking an explanation from China about the fatal stabbing of a 10-year-old Japa...

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 Kishida to not reinvestigate former PM Abe's ties with religious group

Kishida to not reinvestigate former PM Abe's ties with religious group

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said that he will not re-investigate late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s ties to the ...

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Who's Who for Japan's Next Leader Race- Profile of LDP Presidential Candidates

Who's Who for Japan's Next Leader Race- Profile of LDP Presidential Candidates

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party presidential election kicked off on September 12th. The election will be held on Septem...

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Former PM thinks Koizumi is too you to become prime minister

Former PM thinks Koizumi is too you to become prime minister

Former Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro / I think Shinjiro is a little too young. I’ve been telling him to con...

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Record-high 9 candidates run for LDP leadership election

Record-high 9 candidates run for LDP leadership election

The Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election, which will effectively determine the next prime minister, was offici...

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 Nagasaki District Court rules some of plaintiffs be issued hibakusha health certificates

Nagasaki District Court rules some of plaintiffs be issued hibakusha health certificates

In a lawsuit in which Nagasaki A-bomb survivors who were exposed to the atomic bomb outside the government-designated A-...

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Japanese training ship Kashima makes port call in London

Japanese training ship Kashima makes port call in London

S/ NNN Correspondent / The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Kashima, which has been on an oceanic training cruise, arrived...

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Japan and South Korea to cooperate in evacuating nationals in third countries

Japan and South Korea to cooperate in evacuating nationals in third countries

S/ Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan / A memorandum has been signed, confirming that we will cooperate in protectin...

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Kishida to hand over LDP discussions on constitutional revision to successor

Kishida to hand over LDP discussions on constitutional revision to successor

S/ Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister / It is important for discussions over constitutional revision to be thorough. To make ...

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