- Takaichi avoids firm answer on adherence to 'three non-nuclear principles'
- Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese Prime Minister who has emphasized strengthening defense capabilities since taking office, avoided a direct answer on November 11 when asked whether Japan would adhere to the governm...
- 2025-11-11
- Magnitude 6.9 earthquake off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, Japan… tsunami of 20cm observed
- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 occurred in the sea east of Iwate Prefecture, Japan, at approximately 5:03 PM on the 9th, prompting a tsunami advisory for the Iwate coast.The Japan Meteorological Agency i...
- 2025-11-09
- Japan Rebuts China's Criticism Over 'Takaichi Meets Taiwan Representative' Saying "It's a Non-Governmental Relationship"
- The Japanese government has stated it has responded to China's strong condemnation of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meeting with Taiwan's representative on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co...
- 2025-11-04
- Japan: "All Means to Resolve Abductee Issue"...Path for Summit Intent Remains Unspecified
- The Japanese government has stated that it will make every effort to secure the return of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea.Hirokazu Matsuno, Chief Cabinet Secretary and spokesperson for the Japanese go...
- 2025-11-04
- Abe's approval rating soars to 82%; 56% support defense spending increase.
- The Japanese cabinet led by Sanae Takaichi, which was inaugurated late last month, is sailing smoothly with unusually high approval ratings.The private broadcast network JNN reported on the 3rd that a public op...
- 2025-11-03
- Japanese Media: "Japan Likely to Accelerate Discussions on Nuclear Submarine Possession Following US Approval of South Korea's"
- Japanese Media: "US Approval of South Korea's Nuclear Submarine Likely to Accelerate Japan's Own Discussion on Acquisition"Japanese media reported on the 31st that discussions within Japan regarding the introdu...
- 2025-10-31
- Bank of Japan keeps benchmark interest rate at 0.5%... sixth consecutive freeze
- Bank of Japan Maintains Base Rate at 0.5%... Sixth Consecutive FreezeThe Bank of Japan, Japan's central bank, froze its base interest rate at "around 0.5%" on the 30th, as anticipated by the market.According to...
- 2025-10-30
- Trump Meets with Families of Japanese Abductees... Impact on Push for Summit with Kim Jong Un?
- During his visit to Japan, U.S. President Donald Trump met with families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea on May 28.President Trump met with the victims' families for about 10 minutes at the State G...
- 2025-10-29
- Trump Seals US-Japan Trade Deal, Emphasizes Arms Sales... "Approves F-35 Missiles"
- U.S. President Donald Trump, during his first summit with Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on the 28th (local time), drew attention by referring to the US-Japan trade agreement reached between...
- 2025-10-28
- Takaichi "Hope for a New Golden Age of the Japan-U.S. Alliance... Grateful for friendship related to Prime Minister Abe"
- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi began her summit meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the 28th by saying, "I am grateful for the long friendship with Prime Minister Abe," invoking former Prime Min...
- 2025-10-28
- US-Japan Leaders to Confirm 'Strong Alliance'… "Ride Marine One Together, Inspect US Nuclear Carrier"
- U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are expected to visit the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, together on the 28th following their summit meeting, to reaffir...
- 2025-10-28
- 'Reduction in the number of National Assembly members' rapidly emerges as a key political issue in Japan… New prime minister shows willingness to pursue it
- The reduction in the number of parliamentary seats, a condition accepted by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in her effort to bring the Japan Innovation Party into a new coalition government, is emerging ...
- 2025-10-24
- "Trump and Takaichi expected to speak for the first time tomorrow... reaffirming strengthening of alliances"
- U.S. President Donald Trump and new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are coordinating a phone call for around the 25th, Kyodo News reported on the 24th.The leaders of both countries, who will hold their f...
- 2025-10-24
- "Japan's ruling coalition: the 'Yūshin-kai' plays the accelerator role" ... Sanae Takaichi's cabinet accelerates its policy shift to the right
- "Japan's United Ishin Party as Accelerator" ... Sanae Takaichi Cabinet Accelerates Rightward Policy ShiftAnalysis suggests that the rightward policy shift of Sanae Takaichi's cabinet in Japan is proceeding at a...
- 2025-10-23
- The Suga Cabinet Gears Up for Policy Implementation... "Approval Rating 64.4%"
- The cabinet led by new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi officially began its policy initiatives on the 22nd. The ministers, who were inaugurated the previous day, explained their key policy tasks through ...
- 2025-10-22
- Japan's Suga Cabinet Largely Comprised of Right-Wing Figures in Key Posts
- Sanae Takaichi, the new Japanese Prime Minister, who has been known for her hawkish conservative stance, to the point of being called the "Abe of women," has appointed a large number of right-wing politicians t...
- 2025-10-21
- Takaichi to be elected first female Japanese Prime Minister today... New cabinet to be launched
- Sanae Dakaiichi, President of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), will be inaugurated as the first female Prime Minister of Japan on the 21st.It is highly likely that President Dakaiichi will be elec...
- 2025-10-21
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Takashi, joining hands with the Restoration Party, is 'booked' to be the first female prime minister… inaugurated tomorrow.
- With the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the second largest opposition party, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), officially agreeing to establish a coalition government on the 20th, LDP Pre...
- 2025-10-20
- US Ambassador to Japan "Focus of Trump's Japan visit to fill in details of tariff negotiations"
- On the 16th, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, George Glass, stated regarding President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to Japan later this month, "The focus will be on reliably advancing agreement in tariff negotiations...
- 2025-10-16
- LDP and Komeito Split After 26 Years... LDP President Election Uncertain
- The alliance between Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito, which has lasted since 1999, has collapsed for the first time in 26 years with the emergence of Sanae Takaic...
- 2025-10-10
Iranian Foreign Ministry: "Continuing Message Exchanges with the U.S. and Activities of Mediating Countries"
Esmaeil Baghaei, Spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs [Xinhua, Yonhap News file photo]Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated on the 26th
President Yoon: "Do You Think You Are Safe from the Special Counsel?"... Final Statement Video Released
President Yoon Suk Yeol rebuking the special prosecutor on the 24th. [Court video / @birds_justice X account subtitle GIF] A video of President Yoon Suk Yeol's closing statement at his trial rega
President Yoon, regarding the first-instance ruling on the Public Official Election Act: “An excessive political verdict that distorts the facts… We will appeal immediately.”
The first-instance sentencing hearing for President Yoon Suk Yeol regarding violations of the Public Official Election Act is being broadcast live at Seoul Station on the 27th. [Photo=Yonhap News]Pres
WSJ: "SK Hynix ADR Premium Is a Sign of AI Trading Overheat"
Advertisement for SK Hynix ADR listing in New York's Times Square [Reuters=Yonhap News file photo]The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has pointed out that the price of SK Hynix’s American Depositary Recei
'Godfather of Japanese Mystery Novels' Keigo Higashino Passes Away After Battle with Cancer at 68
Famous Japanese mystery novelist Keigo Higashino [AFP=Yonhap News]It has been belatedly reported that Keigo Higashino, the "godfather of Japanese mystery novels" and author of bestsellers such as "The
[Park Pil-kyu Security Column] To the Ignorant Trying to Clothe a Beast in Sheep's Clothing
Rep. Kim Byung-joo of the Democratic Party of Korea [Photo=Yonhap News]“The Air Force Academy doesn't teach you how to fly a plane!” “The Army, Navy, and Air Force academies are exactly the
[Issue Diagnosis] Two Effects of the Election Petition Review
[Photo] Evidence of Election Fraud Flooding U.S. Media… Trump Had 2.7 Million Votes Stolen
[Video] U.S. Semiquincentennial Air Show... 'Art in the Sky' streaks across New York
[Editorial Cartoon] A Draconian Law That Undermines Freedom of Expression
