The leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan have held a joint news conference to denounce the growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia. Held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru, the conference also served as a swan song for…
65-year-old man allegedly told police he defaced Shinto shrine as a ‘prank’. Japanese police have arrested a 65-year-old American tourist for allegedly defacing a Tokyo shrine. The man, identified as Steve Hayes, is accused of using his fingernails to scratch five letters into a torii gate at the Meiji Jingu…
Japanese gaming giant is expected to launch follow-up to its wildly popular console next year. Nintendo has announced that games for the Switch will be playable on its next gaming console. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said on Wednesday that the company had decided it would be “optimal” to include backwards…
EU and Japan to enhance military ties through joint exercises and defence industry exchanges against regional threats. Japan and the European Union have announced a security and defence partnership, as they seek to step up military ties amid growing tensions with China, North Korea and Russia. “We live in a very…
Al Sadd forward Afif won the award for the second time after leading Qatar to the AFC Asian Cup title at home in 2023. Qatar’s Akram Afif has been named the Asian Football Confederation’s Player of the Year for a second time, along with Kiko Seike from Japan, who secured…
Sunday’s snap election was the governing party’s worst result in 15 years, exit polls and media showed. Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to stay in office despite receiving a major blow in Sunday’s snap election he called himself to shore up more support for his party. Ishiba told…
The outcome is a serious blow for PM Ishiba as his Liberal Democratic Party suffers its worst result in 15 years. Japan’s ruling coalition has lost its parliamentary majority in a significant defeat at Sunday’s national election, raising uncertainty about the next government’s make-up and the outlook for the world’s…
While voters are weighing the ruling party’s funding scandals and the stagnant economy, they are also sceptical about the opposition’s ability and experience. Japan is voting in its tightest election in years, with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) facing potentially their worst result since…
She was only seven years old at the time, but Michiko Kodama has a crystal-clear memory of the morning of August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan. “It was a sunny day,” she says. “At 8:15, I was at school, sitting at my desk at the front of the class, when…
Voters in Japan head to the polls on Sunday to elect members of their House of Representatives in an election seen as a test for the country’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. With Ishiba’s governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) embroiled in scandals and facing diminishing public support, the vote is…
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