- US Commerce Secretary and Japanese Finance Minister Hold Call... "Strengthening the US-Japan Alliance Through Prompt Agreement Implementation"
- US Commerce Secretary and Japanese Tariff Minister Hold Talks... "Swift Implementation of Early Agreement to Strengthen US-Japan Alliance"The Japanese side announced that Howard Rutnik, US Secretary of Commerce...
- 2025-10-10
- Japan Abuzz Over Two Nobel Prize Winners in One Year for the First Time in a Decade… 30th Honor for an Individual
- Japan is once again buzzing with excitement as a Japanese scholar has been named a Nobel laureate in Chemistry, following a win in Physiology or Medicine.NHK broke the news that Susumu Kitagawa, a Distinguished...
- 2025-10-09
- “Closer to Conquering Cancer”… Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded to Brunkow, Ramsdell, and Sakaguchi for ‘Peripheral Immune Tolerance’ Research
- This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three life scientists—Mary E. Brunkow (64) and Fred Ramsdell (65) of the United States, and Shimon Sakaguchi (74) of Japan—for their c...
- 2025-10-06
- Takaichi Considers 'Kingmaker' Aso for Party Deputy Leader; Suzuki for Secretary-General
- Asahi Shimbun reported on the 5th that Sanae Takaichi, the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and a strong contender for the next Japanese prime minister, is coordinating a plan to appoint Shun...
- 2025-10-05
- Conservative Takaichi defies expectations to become new LDP president; first female prime minister 'in sight'
- Sanae Takaichi, former Minister of Economic Security known for her hardline conservative stance, was elected on the 4th as the first female president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).She is ex...
- 2025-10-04
- LDP's New Leader Takaichi: "Mountains of Work to Do...Will Execute Quickly"
- Sanae Takaichi, the new president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who won the party's leadership election on the 4th, stated that "there is a mountain of work to be done" and that "many policie...
- 2025-10-04
- Sanae Takaichi and Taro Kono, 'Likely Japanese Prime Ministers,' Advance to Runoff in LDP Election…Voting Soon
- Former Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Sanae Takaichi and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjirō Koizumi have advanced to the run-off round in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) p...
- 2025-10-04
- Japan, LDP Presidential Runoff Vote Today… Ishiba Effectively Set to Become Next Prime Minister
- The successor to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will be effectively determined on the afternoon of the 4th through a vote to elect a new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).A new party l...
- 2025-10-04
- Trump to visit Japan from 27th to 29th, coordination underway… will also meet families of abductees
- The governments of Japan and the United States are coordinating a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Japan around November 27-29, prior to his attendance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) sum...
- 2025-10-03
- Japan’s Ishiba visits grave of Lee Su-hyun, a symbol of Korea-Japan friendship… first incumbent PM to do so
- On the 30th, ahead of the Korea-Japan summit, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the grave of Lee Soo-hyun, a "righteous person" who serves as a symbol of friendship between the two nations, to offe...
- 2025-09-30
- Toyota begins operation of Japanese experimental city 'Woven City'..."A testbed for the future"
- Toyota Launches Operations of Japanese Experimental City 'Woven City'..."A Test Bed for the Future"Testing Autonomous Driving, Robotic Delivery, and More... Companies Unrelated to Automobiles Also Participating...
- 2025-09-26
- [Analysis] “Is the U.S. Considering a New ‘Acheson Line’ Excluding South Korea?”… The ‘Keyword’ That the Japanese Press Overlooked
- Japan's Nikkei: "U.S. Department of War Reviews New Far East Defense Perimeter Excluding South Korea"Citing the 'Weighty Lessons of the Past' regarding the Korean War, it adds, "Trump's Words and Actions Cause ...
- 2025-09-24
- Lee, coordinating short meeting with Trump in US... confirmed strengthening of alliance
- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is coordinating a brief meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York on the 23rd (local time), Kyodo News reported on the 22nd.According to the report, Prime Minis...
- 2025-09-23
- Japanese government, regarding Kim Jong Un's remarks, "North Korea's nuclear development is a threat to the international community."
- Japanese Government: "North Korea's Nuclear Development Threatens International Community" in Response to Kim Jong Un's RemarksThe Japanese government stated on the 22nd that North Korea's nuclear missile devel...
- 2025-09-22
- US Government Establishing Manufacturing Revival Plan with $767 Trillion in Japanese Investment
- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump's second term is considering a plan to revive U.S. manufacturing using $550 billion (767 trillion won) that Japan has pledged to invest through trade negotiatio...
- 2025-09-19
- LDP Presidential Election: Takaichi and Koizumi Solidify as Frontrunners, "Expect Reforms"
- LDP Presidential Race: Sanae Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi Consolidate Top Positions... "Expectations for Reform"Yomiuri Survey Shows Takaichi at 29%, Koizumi at 25% in Preference... Other Candidates Below 10%C...
- 2025-09-15
- "Block Wiretapping"... Japan Investigates and Plans to Replace Chinese Components in Submarine Communication Cables
- "Stop Wiretapping"... Japan to Investigate and Replace Chinese Components in Submarine Communication CablesSupport for purchasing cable repair vessels also considered... "Chinese listening devices found in Okin...
- 2025-09-15
- Japan Approaches 100,000 Centenarians; Increase Continues for 55th Consecutive Year
- Japan's Centenarian Population Nears 100,000, Increasing for 55 Consecutive YearsWomen Outnumber Men 7.3 to 1... Oldest Person is a 114-Year-Old Woman(Tokyo = Yonhap News) Reporter Gyeong Su-hyun = The number o...
- 2025-09-12
- 'Election Defeat' Japan's Ishiba to Step Down After One Year... Resigns Under Pressure
- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who had been facing mounting pressure to step down from within his ruling party following a defeat in the House of Councillors (upper house) election last July, has offic...
- 2025-09-07
- US, Trump Executive Order: "Steady implementation of trade agreement...welcomed"
- The Japanese government announced on the 5th that it welcomes President Donald Trump's signing of an executive order to implement the Japan-U.S. trade agreement.Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told reporters that...
- 2025-09-05
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
