As debates among candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election unfold, one issue is dividing reform-oriented and conservative legislators — whether to allow married couples to have separate…
Suspected organizational ties between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Unification Church continue to haunt the party ahead of its Sept. 27 presidential election.On Tuesday, the Asahi Shimbun daily…
Concerned about the worsening security situation in the Indo-Pacific, France and Japan are speeding up negotiations to finalize a visiting-forces pact within the coming months that could also facilitate Self-Defense…
Japan's former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a candidate for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidential election, holds up a sign during a debate at the Japan National Press Club…
Candidates for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidential election pose for a photo before a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. From…
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry in Tokyo The Yomiuri Shimbun 1:00 JST, September 18, 2024 Patients waiting for organ transplants will be able to…
Alexander Ivanov, a senior Belarus Ministry of Defense official, apparently doesn't like games. He recently made a controversial claim that people were using the smartphone game Pokémon GO for espionage…
Sanae Takaichi is seen at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Kan Takeuchi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former economic…
