Japan PM hangs on after election debacle Published 22 Jul, 2025 05:56am TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba clung on Monday even after an election debacle left his coalition...
Japan PM Ishiba vows to stay in office to deal with US tariff talks Published 21 Jul, 2025 10:47am TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he needed to continue in office to deal with trade...
‘Japanese First’ party emerges as election force with tough immigration talk Published 21 Jul, 2025 08:13am TOKYO: The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan’s upper house election on...
Japan PM laments ‘harsh’ election result as upper house control slips Published 21 Jul, 2025 07:32am TOKYO: Japan’s shaky ruling coalition is likely to lose control of the upper house, exit polls showed after...
Japan’s Ishiba open to more stimulus but rules out sales tax cut Published 12 May, 2025 08:43am TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday the government was ready to take further steps to...
Japan’s Ishiba signals increasing corn imports as part of US trade talks Published 12 May, 2025 08:00am TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday signalled that increasing corn imports from the U.S. would...
Donald Trump seeks to reshape Asia’s energy supplies with US gas Published 21 Feb, 2025 12:06pm TOKYO/WASHINGTON: When President Donald Trump sat down to lunch with his Japanese counterpart this month, talk...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vows to further develop nuclear forces Published 09 Feb, 2025 11:52am SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticised trilateral military cooperation among the United States, Japan and...
Trump hosts Shinzo Abe’s widow at Mar-a-Lago Published 16 Dec, 2024 12:21pm WASHINGTON: US president-elect Donald Trump hosted Akie Abe, the widow of slain former Japanese Prime Minister...
Rare foreign-born CEO says Japan needs immigration to thrive Published 15 Dec, 2024 11:54am NIIGATA: The Indian-born head of one of Japan’s most famous snack brands has warned that the country must change its...
Trump to meet widow of former Japan PM Abe on Sunday, source says Published 13 Dec, 2024 10:39am US President-elect Donald Trump is planning to meet with Akie Abe, the widow of the late Japanese Prime Minister...
Japan PM Ishiba says no plan to revise joint BOJ statement Published 05 Dec, 2024 11:29am TOKYO: Japan’s government has no plans to revise a joint statement with the central bank that focused on pulling the...
South Korea’s Yoon replaces defence minister as impeachment vote looms Updated 05 Dec, 2024 01:54pm SEOUL: South Korean opposition lawmakers said on Thursday they would vote this weekend to impeach President Yoon Suk...
Trump reiterates opposition to Nippon Steel’s takeover of US Steel Published 03 Dec, 2024 12:33pm US President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday a series of tax incentives and tariffs will revive storied American...
Japan planning $87bn extra budget to fund stimulus package, paper says Published 14 Nov, 2024 11:22am TOKYO: The Japanese government is making arrangements to compile a supplementary budget of about 13.5 trillion yen...
Japan PM to boost defence alliance with ‘very friendly’ Trump Published 07 Nov, 2024 02:39pm TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday he had agreed with US president-elect Donald Trump in a...
Chinese premier hopes Japan, China can meet halfway, keep relations on right track Published 11 Oct, 2024 09:29am BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang said he hopes Japan can meet China halfway and keep bilateral relations on the...