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TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether she’ll break another barrier: the taboo barring…
Read more Japan’s first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ringTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy sank at an annualized rate of 1.8% in the July-September period, government data showed Monday, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent the nation’s…
Read more Japan’s economy contracts as exports get hit by US tariffsBEIJING (AP) — Japan raised objections Saturday after China advised its citizens to avoid visiting Japan, as a feud over the new Japanese leader’s remarks on Taiwan showed…
Read more Japan protests China’s travel advisory over Taiwan remarksTOKYO (AP) — Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so. He has served…
Read more Japan’s sushi legend Jiro Ono turns 100 and is not ready for retirementTOKYO (AP) — Japan is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, dubbed a “conveyor belt road” by the government, to make up…
Read more Japan plans automated cargo transport system to relieve shortage of drivers and cut emissionsTOKYO (AP) — One by one, the students, lawyers and others filed into a classroom in a central Tokyo university for a lecture by a Chinese journalist on…
Read more For many investors and intellectuals leaving China, it’s Japan — not the US — that’s the bigger drawMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Japan and Australia agreed on Thursday to increase joint military training exercises as their government ministers shared concerns over China’s recent incursions into Japanese…
Read more Japan and Australia agree to increase joint military trainingFirefighters extinguish a fire in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, early on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Soichiro Koriyama | Bloomberg | Getty Images At least 30 people were killed…
Read more Japan quake toll hits 30 as rescuers race to find survivorsBANGKOK (AP) — A Japanese tourist reaches into a baggie of cannabis he’s just bought in a central Bangkok weed shop, pulling out a gram of buds to…
Read more High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across AsiaTOKYO (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency gave its endorsement on Tuesday to Japan’s planned release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea from the damaged Fukushima nuclear…
Read more UN nuclear agency endorses Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific OceanKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, engaging in dueling diplomacy with Asian rival President Xi Jinping of China, who…
Read more Japan’s PM offers Ukraine support as China’s Xi backs RussiaWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House later this month for economic and security consultations, the U.S. administration announced…
Read more Biden to host Japan’s Kishida for talks on NKorea, economyToday in History Today is Monday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2023. There are 363 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 2,…
Read more Today in History MON JAN 02BANGKOK — Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a post-holiday retreat on Wall Street, as markets count down to the end of a painful year for…
Read more Asian shares mixed after tech-led decline on Wall StreetBANGKOK — Shares were mostly lower in Europe and Asia on Wednesday as markets were counting down to the end of a painful year for investors, with no…
Read more World shares mostly lower after tech-led fall on Wall StreetTOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday dismissed his fourth minister in two months to patch a scandal-tainted Cabinet that has raised questions over his judgment…
Read more Japan PM sacks 4th minister to patch up scandal-hit CabinetToday in History Today is Tuesday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2022. There are four days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 27,…
Read more Today in History: December 27, Soviets take AfghanistanToday in History Today is Friday, Dec. 23, the 357th day of 2022. There are eight days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 23,…
Read more Today in History: December 23, Japanese war leaders executedSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Monday it fired a test satellite in an important final-stage test for the development of its first spy satellite, a key…
Read more North Korea says rocket launch was test of 1st spy satelliteTOKYO — Japan’s parliament on Saturday enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups, which mainly targets the Unification Church, whose fundraising tactics…
Read more New Japan law aims at Unification Church fundraising abuses
