The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said the twin giant pandas at Ueno Zoo will leave for China on January 27.Xiao Xiao an...

S/ Takaichi Sanae, Prime Minister / Today, as prime minister, I have decided to dissolve the House of Representatives on...

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CHINESE:'Takaichi or not' PM Takaichi explains why the Feb 8 Election is happening.

解散國會,並將於2月8日舉行重新改選 「高市早苗 可?還是不可?」「各位國民,我身為內閣總理大臣,決定將於 1 月 23 日解散眾議院。會有人抱持疑問,表示為什麼選在這個時候。原因在於——高市早苗是否適合擔任首相,此時此刻,唯有交由擁有主權...

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"Is Takaichi good for our Prime Minister? That will be the question"  Takaichi PM explains the Feb 8 election

Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae annouces snap election, to be held on February 8,2026.At the press conference on J...

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TEPCO postpones restarting Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant's No. 6 unit over alarm trouble

Tokyo Electric Power Company said workers were conducting a test at the Number 6 reactor unit of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa ...

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Centrist Reform Alliance unveils party platform ahead of Diet dissolution announcement

S/ Azumi Jun, Secretary-General, CDP / We created a platform that incorporates the centrist idea of shifting from politi...

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Japan's main opposition CDP and LDP's former coalition partner Komeito to form new party

Japan’s main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s former coalition partn...

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Japan, Italy agree to elevate ties to "special strategic partnership"

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae / During Giorgia’s visit to Japan in this milestone year marking 160 years of di...

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BREAKING: Yamanote line and Keihin Tohoku line suspended in Tokyo

Tokyo's main commuting lines, JR Yamanote line and Keihin Tohoku line (connecting from Kanagawa) are suspended on the m...

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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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