TOKYO (AP) — A record nine candidates are running in Japan's ruling party election Friday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. A former defense minister who is a longtime…
Joe Biden says alliance between US, Australia, India and Japan is 'here to stay', pledges to deepen partnership.The leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States are meeting in…
BEIJING (AP) — A 10-year-old Japanese student who was stabbed near his school in southern China has died, officials in Tokyo said Thursday, asking Beijing to provide details of the…
A report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, shows the share of education in Japan's government expenditures was the third lowest among surveyed member nations. The…
TOKYO (AP) — Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on Sept. 27 to choose his replacement. They…
Four legislators are in the fight to take the helm of the Constitutional Democratic Party, Japan's largest opposition group. The winner will aim for a change of government at the…
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida answers questions from producing about US President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential election at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 22, 2024.…
Kishida's departure will deprive BOJ of counterpart to work withMost candidates to succeed Kishida favor policy normalizationPolitical uncertainty diminishes chance of Sept or Oct rate hikeReversal of weak-yen trend may…
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's embattled Prime Minister Fumio Kishida surprised the country Wednesday by announcing that he'll step down when his party picks a new leader next month. His decision…
Kishida will not seek re-election as party leaderKishida's term dogged by scandals, discontent over inflationPM says politics can't function without public trustTOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio…