Land ministry overstated construction orders data for years, potentially inflating Japan's GDP
The land ministry was "rewriting" monthly data from about 12,000 select companies since 2013, at a pace of about 10,000 entries per year.
Kishida becomes Japan's first prime minister to live in official residence in nearly a decade
When questioned about whether he saw any of the ghosts that reputedly reside in the building, Kishida said, "So far, I have not seen any."
Amid leadership change, CDP asks itself deep questions about its future
The next leader will need to wrestle with how to best communicate a positive vision for Japan and what to do about cooperation with the Japanese Communist Party.
Does Japan breed leaders? Does it even need to?
A panel of four men at the tops of their fields discusses what it means to be a leader and comes to the conclusion that Japan doesn’t necessarily breed them.
Voters to keep eye on Kishida's course correction from Abe-Suga era
Fumio Kishida appears poised to differentiate himself from his predecessor Yoshihide Suga in order to avoid quickly following him out of office.
A crucial U.N. climate summit kicks off Oct. 31. Here's what you need to know.
Experts say the COP26 summit in Glasgow could prove decisive in determining whether humankind can avoid catastrophic global warming.
Kishida sends ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine as Suga visits
Kishida, who became prime minister Oct. 4, does not plan to visit the shrine during the two-day autumn festival that runs through Monday, according to people close to him.
Kishida calls for new economic approach in first policy speech
Kishida on Friday vowed to transform the Japanese economy by implementing a “new model of capitalism," identifying growth and the distribution of wealth as “mutually necessary.”
The prime minister's success will be complicated by massive national debt and whether he can put the country’s public finances in order.
What’s behind Japan’s ambivalence about Kishida
Kishida has toed a cautious line on almost everything, raising questions about how he will actually deliver on his policies.
