Japan parliament dissolved, snap Oct. 22 election expected
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called a snap election, as fresh opinion polls showed a fledgling conservative party led by popular Tokyo Governor...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Trump says “all options on the table”
North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island into the sea on Tuesday, prompting a warning from US President Donald Trump that...
Japan PM’s party suffers historic defeat in Tokyo poll
By Linda Sieg Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party suffered an historic defeat in an election in the Japanese capital on Sunday, signalling...
Japan restarts reactor in test of Abe’s nuclear policy
By Aaron Sheldrick and Issei Kato Japan has restarted a nuclear reactor for the first time under new safety standards put in place since the...
Hiroshima marks atomic bombing, worries about steps towards war
By Hyun Oh and Toru Hanai Bells tolled and thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Thursday at ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary...
Indonesian president says China’s main claim in South China Sea has no legal basis
By Kanupriya Kapoor and Linda Sieg Indonesian President Joko Widodo says one of China’s main claims to the majority of the South China Sea has...
Japan accepts just 11 asylum seekers from record 5,000 applying in 2014
Japan accepted 11 asylum seekers out of a record 5,000 applications in 2014, Ministry of Justice data showed, drawing criticism from advocates and lawyers that...
Visiting Merkel reminds Japan to face wartime past
By Andreas Rinke German Chancellor Angela Merkel, referring to Germany’s own experience, reminded Japan on Monday of the need to squarely confront its wartime past...
Japan vows to work with Jordan to secure hostage release (Update 1)
By Tetsushi Kajimoto Japan has vowed to work with Jordan to secure the release of a Japanese journalist held by Islamic State militants after the...
Japan man dies after setting himself ablaze in defence protest
A Japanese man died after setting himself on fire in a downtown Tokyo park in an apparent protest against the country’s shift away from postwar...
Japan’s Sendai nuclear plant wins regional vote to restart
By Mari Saito Regional authorities in Japan on Friday approved the restart of the idled Sendai nuclear plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co, paving the...
