In their summit talks on January 13, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung con...

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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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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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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Winter storm lashes Japan, disrupting transport and daily life

On January 8, this area recorded Japan's most severe weather conditions.At Cape Soya in Hokkaido, winds blew with a maxi...

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Unlicensed driver arrested after fleeing with police officer on car hood in Osaka

Security camera footage shows two Osaka police officers stopping a white car as it drove through a shopping street on Ja...

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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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