Japan PM wants defence spending to double to 2% of GDP to counter China TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed ministers to double defence spending to about 2% of gross... Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:32pm
World Japan PM Kishida plans to sack internal affairs minister Terada TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to sack internal affairs minister Minoru Terada, Yomiuri... Published 20 Nov, 2022 01:24pm
World North Korea fires suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, lands near Japan SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday that landed just 200... Published 18 Nov, 2022 10:52am
World Japan PM expresses ‘serious concerns’ to Xi on regional security BANGKOK: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday he had expressed “serious concerns” over regional... Published 17 Nov, 2022 07:18pm
World Xi, Kishida to meet as North Korea fires missile BANGKOK: The leaders of China and Japan will hold their first face-to-face talks in three years on Thursday, after... Published 17 Nov, 2022 01:52pm
World Japan ‘deeply concerned’ over Poland blast, Kishida tells G7, NATO meet NUSA DUA: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attended an emergency meeting of G7 advanced economies and NATO... Published 16 Nov, 2022 10:56am
World G20 summit opens in Bali with a plea for unity as Ukraine war tops agenda NUSA DUA: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations on Tuesday that now... Published 15 Nov, 2022 11:17am
World Biden says US, Japan, South Korea are ‘more aligned than ever’ on North Korea PHNOM PENH: The United States, Japan and South Korea are “more aligned than ever” on North Korea’s... Published 14 Nov, 2022 07:19am
World Japan, Lithuania upgrade ties, to start security dialogue TOKYO: Japan and Lithuania have decided to upgrade bilateral ties and start up security dialogue, Japanese Prime... Published 26 Oct, 2022 06:25pm
Print Japan, Australia ink security pact with eye on China PERTH: Australia and Japan agreed to share sensitive intelligence and deepen defence cooperation Saturday, signing a... Published 23 Oct, 2022 03:21am
Markets Australia’s Albanese, Japan’s Kishida meet for defence, energy talks Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Saturday, saying the... Published 22 Oct, 2022 09:46am
Markets Japan PM Kishida ‘not thinking of shortening’ BOJ Kuroda’s term Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is not considering shortening the term of Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor... Published 11 Oct, 2022 11:19am
World Japan reopens to tourists with shuttered souvenir shops, hotel staff shortage TOKYO: As Japan throws open its doors to visitors this week after more than two years of pandemic isolation, hopes... Published 10 Oct, 2022 12:50pm
World Japan urges ‘stable’ China ties, 50 years after normalization TOKYO: Japan called Thursday for “constructive and stable” ties with China as the two sides marked 50 years ... Published 30 Sep, 2022 05:52am
World Leaders of China, Japan say it is important to develop ties TOKYO: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday it was important to... Published 29 Sep, 2022 11:17am
World US Vice President Harris to visit DMZ on South Korea trip TOKYO: US Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on a trip to South Korea... Published 27 Sep, 2022 10:48am
World Thousands in shelters as ‘dangerous’ typhoon hits Japan MINAMATA: Thousands of people took refuge in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol... Published 18 Sep, 2022 12:39pm
Markets BOJ Kuroda joins warnings against ‘rapid’ yen moves after meeting PM Kishida TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said rapid yen moves were undesirable after a meeting with Prime... Published 09 Sep, 2022 11:48am
World Queen Elizabeth’s death: Reaction from world leaders Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96,... Published 09 Sep, 2022 11:38am
Business & Finance Japan unveils near-term steps to offset hit from rising prices TOKYO: Japan’s government on Friday unveiled near-term stimulus steps to soften the economic blow of high food and... Published 09 Sep, 2022 11:02am
World Japan PM tests positive for Covid-19, symptoms mild TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Sunday, a week before... Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am
World Japanese ministers visit controversial war shrine TOKYO: Two Japanese ministers paid respects Monday at a controversial war shrine seen by neighbouring countries as a... Published 15 Aug, 2022 09:43am
World US Vice President Harris to attend Abe’s state funeral: Nikkei US Vice President Kamala Harris will attend former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s state funeral on Sept. 27,... Published 14 Aug, 2022 01:21pm
World Shake-up fails to lift support for Japan’s cabinet amid questions over church TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet reshuffle appears to have done little to ease voter concerns... Published 12 Aug, 2022 11:40am
Print Japan PM shuffles cabinet as anger deepens over ties to Unification Church TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday amid growing public anger about the... Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am
World China’s Xi sends condolences to Japan PM over Abe death BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a message of condolence to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio... Published 09 Jul, 2022 09:39am
World EU chief Michel ‘shocked and saddened’ attack on Japan’s Abe BRUSSELS: European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday he was “shocked and saddened by (the) cowardly... Published 08 Jul, 2022 12:18pm
World Japan to attend NATO summit for first time TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday he will attend this month’s NATO summit in Madrid,... Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am
World Japan’s Kishida may join NATO summit to discuss Ukraine crisis: Kyodo TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is leaning toward attending a summit of leaders from the North Atlantic... Published 04 Jun, 2022 12:47pm
World Japan PM Kishida says debate on capital gains tax still on TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday his government and ruling coalition continued to debate... Published 27 May, 2022 10:14am