First no Kai opts out of election amid speculation over Yuriko Koike's political ambitions
With the Tokyo governor seemingly performing a U-turn on running for the Lower House, the campaign of fledgling "conservative centrist" party First no Kai never got off the ground.
Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya to get vaccination centers offering multilingual services next week
The Immigration Services Agency hopes the centers will help foreign residents who have run up against language barriers get inoculated.
Japan to boost hospital capacity to treat more COVID-19 patients
In its virus countermeasures outline, the government said it will prepare the health system so it can endure a wave of infections worse than the fifth one that recently ended.
Lower House dissolved as Japan shifts into election season
Kishida is heading into the vote facing a balancing act between placating conservative voters and LDP lawmakers, and seeing off a more united left-leaning opposition.
As more people from overseas buy up land in Japan, authorities express frustration at potentially not being able to trace landowners when the need arises.
Toyota trims November outlook by 15% on parts shortage, COVID-19
Disruption continuing for NTT Docomo's 3G services a day after major outage
Kishida administration to start discussions on 'New Capitalism' soon
China forcing fashion industry to silence concerns over 'dirty' cotton
Abenomics fell short on spreading wealth: economic revitalization minister
Japan government keeps view of weaker recovery pace, but downgrades exports
‘I never believed that would happen’: After 20 years of war, an abrupt end
Five Afghans speak about the sudden end of the U.S. war in Afghanistan, and the uncertainty that lies ahead.
Microsoft to shut LinkedIn China, citing ‘challenging’ climate
ASEAN to discuss excluding Myanmar junta chief from summit, sources say
North Korea’s display of weaponry hints at what to expect in the months to come
Once free of COVID-19, New Zealand prepares for 5,000 cases a week
'Terrifying' warming ahead as climate pledges fall far short of 1.5 C goal
Current commitments put the world on a trajectory to a catastrophic 2.4 degree Celsius of warming by the end of the century, calculations by a climate policy expert show.
YouTube's moves against election misinformation were potent
Russia and China hold joint naval drills in Sea of Japan
Out-of-practice airline pilots are making errors back in the air
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton recovering from infection in hospital, doctors say
Biden panel draft sees no legal obstacle to Supreme Court expansion
As negotiations stall, how much does Japan actually pay to host U.S. forces?
With Trump having lost the election and time running out to strike a deal, the Japanese government is looking at a one-year extension of the current agreement.
What you need to know about the not-so-fairy tale of Princess Mako
What the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy brings to Suga's table
Referendum a pivotal moment for Osaka and its politicians
Suga's rejection of nominees to top advisory body prompts calls for reform
Japan's mobile phone carriers brace for further intervention by Suga
A closer look at the LDP lawmakers who support Suga
