Nippon Ishin elects Osaka Gov. Yoshimura as leader
Osaka – Opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai elected Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, 49, as its new leader at a party convention in Osaka on Sunday. Yoshimura, currently co-leader of…
Advantage Japan? Tokyo confirms bid for contract to build Australian frigates
Japan has officially confirmed that it is bidding for a contract to develop a new class of frigates for the Australian navy after the government concluded that the project would…
Top legislator’s visits to bolster Việt Nam’s all-round ties with Singapore, Japan: Official
HÀ NỘI — National Assembly (NA) Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn's official visits to Japan and Singapore are expected to strengthen the Việt Nam-Singapore strategic partnership and the Việt Nam-Japan comprehensive…
Japanese politicians actively use social media: funds reports
Japanese political parties and legislators actively used social media and the internet for their political activities in 2023, 10 years after internet election campaigns became legal, political funds reports have…
Japan to grant radar to Philippines amid South China Sea tensions
TOKYO -- Japan will supply the Philippines with a coastal surveillance radar to monitor the movements of ships as a South China Sea territorial dispute simmers between Manila and Beijing,…
Japan government approves $92 bn extra budget
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Defeated Japan election candidate held over promising to pay campaign staff
Tokyo police on Saturday arrested a 66-year-old doctor who ran unsuccessfully in last month's general election as an independent, on suspicion he promised to pay campaign staff, a violation of…
LDP member reportedly tried to hide membership scandal
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Hiroaki Tabata registered people as party members without their permission and sought to cover up the crimes, a person involved in the matter has said.Tabata, elected…
Ishiba considering visit to South Korea in early January
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to visit South Korea early next January for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol, people familiar with bilateral affairs have said. The two East Asian…
LDP received ¥2.4 billion in corporate donations in 2023
The Liberal ruling Democratic Party received a total of ¥2.4 billion in donations from companies and industry groups in 2023, down 1.9% from the previous year, the first decline in…