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Japanese PM Kishida says G7 should show strong will on Russia’s Ukraine invasion
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday that the G7 summit in Hiroshima in May should demonstrate a strong will to uphold international ... World News -
Russian former President Medvedev says Japan’s PM should ritually disembowel himself
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday of shameful subservience to the United States and ... World News -
Japan PM Kishida invited to visit Ukraine: Spokesperson
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been invited to visit Ukraine, the government’s top spokesperson said on Friday.The invitation was given by ... World News -
Japan’s PM Kishida says poll to come before possible tax hike for boosting defense
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he expected the next general election to come before a possible hike in taxes that has met resistance from ... World News -
Fourth Japan minister, Kenya Akiba, exits PM Kishida’s four-month-old cabinet
Japanese reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday, becoming the fourth minister to ... World News -
Japan’s Kishida set to replace fourth minister in two months, to reverse ratings
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to replace the fourth minister since October from his cabinet, in an effort to reverse falling approval ... World News -
Japan probes Unification Church after backlash over ruling party ties
Japan launched a probe into the Unification Church on Tuesday that could threaten its legal status, after the assassination of former Prime Minister ... World News -
Third Japanese cabinet minister in a month resigns in blow to PM Kishida
Japan’s internal affairs minister resigned on Sunday in connection with a funding scandal, becoming the third cabinet member to leave in less than a ... World News -
Japan PM Kishida expresses ‘serious concerns’ to Xi on regional security
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he had expressed “serious concerns” over regional security issues to Chinese President Xi ... World News -
Kishida tells East Asia Summit leaders China infringing on Japan’s sovereignty
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told Asian leaders on Sunday that China is continuously, and increasingly, taking actions that infringe on ... World News -
Japan’s PM Kishida ditches minister over ‘careless’ remarks
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delayed his departure Friday to Southeast Asia’s three upcoming summits in order to sack and find a replacement ... World News -
Japan’s Kishida faces showdown over costly state funeral plans for Shinzo Abe
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida headed into a showdown with opposition lawmakers on Thursday over plans for a state funeral for Shinzo Abe, one ... World News -
Japan minister declares ‘war’ on the humble floppy disk in new digital push
Japan’s digital minister, who’s vowed to rid the bureaucracy of outdated tools from the hanko stamp to the fax machine, has now declared “war on a ... Life -
Japan further relaxes border controls for tourism
Tourists will be able to visit Japan from next week on package tours without a guide, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday, as the country ... Coronavirus -
Tokyo to push for African seat on UN Security Council: PM Kishida
Japan will use its place on the United Nations Security Council to push for an African seat on the top world body, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said ... World News -
Facing high energy costs, Japan considers building next-gen nuclear reactors: Kishida
Japan is considering building next-generation nuclear reactors, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday, with the country facing soaring imported ... World News -
Japan’s PM Kishida tests positive for COVID-19
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday. ... Coronavirus -
Japan’s Kishida says will never again wage war; ministers visit controversial shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to never again wage war on the anniversary of Japan’s World War Two surrender, while members of his ... World News -
Japan’s Kishida reshuffles cabinet, replaces Abe’s brother, as approval ratings slide
Japan’s prime minister reshuffled his cabinet Wednesday after a slump in approval ratings, replacing the brother of assassinated ex-leader Shinzo Abe ... World News -
Abe’s legacy looms large in PM Kishida’s plan for Japanese cabinet overhaul
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to reshuffle his cabinet amid doubts over the future of the party’s largest faction after the murder of ... World News -
Japan not to set to ceiling for defense spending next year: Draft
Japan will hold off on setting a ceiling for next fiscal year’s defense spending, a draft of the government’s budget outline reviewed by Reuters ... World News -
Japan’s Kishida orders restart of up to nine nuclear reactors to ease power crunch
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he ordered as many as nine nuclear reactors to be restarted to help ease concerns about a possible power ... Energy -
Japan warns of COVID-19 surge, PM Kishida to hold news conference
Japan warned on Thursday that a new wave of coronavirus infections appeared to be spreading rapidly and urged people to take special care ahead of an ... Coronavirus -
Mourners mass for Abe’s wake as his party LDP secures somber Japan election win
Mourners streamed into a temple in Tokyo to pay their respects to Japan’s slain former premier Shinzo Abe on Monday, as his assassination overshadowed ... World News -
Japan ruling party LDP set to bag more seats in election after Abe killing
Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary election that may give the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) a surge of support ... World News -
Japan PM Kishida ‘lost for words’ after Abe assassination
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he was “lost for words” after the assassination of ex-premier Shinzo Abe on Friday, vowing that Japan’s democracy ... World News -
Japan PM stresses dialogue with China, S. Korea as key to stability
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that talks with China’s leader are key to regional and international peace and stability amid ... World News -
‘Ukraine today could be East Asia tomorrow’: Japan PM warns
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned a security summit Friday that “Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow,” as concerns grow that China could ... World News -
Japan to open to tourists after two years but only with masks, guides
Foreign tourists visiting Japan will be required to wear masks, take out private medical insurance and be chaperoned throughout their stay, the ... Coronavirus -
Japan PM Kishida’s support hits highest approval ratings ever as election nears
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida scored his highest approval ratings since taking office eight months ago in a weekend survey, the Nikkei daily ... World News