With Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike securing her third consecutive term in a July election, the focus of metropolitan government officials is now shifting to the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election set…
Developers responsible for the redevelopment of the historic Meiji Jingu Gaien district in central Tokyo have announced revisions to their plans, which included a reduction in the numbers of trees…
Yasushi Kaifu has never been to China, and the 15-year-old Tokyo resident does not plan on visiting any time soon.Few of Kaifu's high school friends have ever traveled to China…
TOKYO (AP) — Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. She won her third term as governor Sunday, and one of…
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida defied calls for a general election in the first party leaders' debate since he came to office, which came as his support hits record lows.…
The Tokyo gubernatorial election in July was supposed to be a done deal with Yuriko Koike winning a third term by a landslide. But things took an unexpected turn when…
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday his governing party's major defeat in last weekend's by-elections was largely due to a political fundraising scandal and that he…