TOKYO, December 12. /TASS/. The Japanese government has proposed to allocate a record 9 trillion yen (approximately $57.7 billion) for defense in the next fiscal year (starting April 1, 2026), the ...

TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Northeast Japan jolted again ...

While diplomatic tensions between the two countries are not new, both have little to gain from the current dispute subsiding.

During a parliamentary session on November 26, 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that her Liberal Democratic ...

Japan denies China's allegations of interference by its Self-Defence Forces, calling them "baseless." This comes amid ...

Japan on Monday rejected China's accusation that interference by its Self-Defence Forces (SDF) led to Chinese military ...

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is easily the most successful political party in the developed capitalist world. While ...

A criminal complaint has been filed against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, alleging that she violated political ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has won the catchphrase of the year for her pledge to “work, work, work, work and work ...

This shift was compounded in October 2025 when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi — a long-time conservative contender — secured ...