Japan (Prime Minister)

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (675+ words) TOKYO - Japan's government is set to approve tax reform guidelines on September 15 that will reduce the consumption tax on food from the current 8% to 1% for two years starting in April 2027 as part of measures to ease the burden of rising…...

9+ hour, 18+ min ago   (1764+ words) In an interview on the sidelines of AVPN's first conference in India, the network's chief executive explains why she won't announce a Bangkok financing coalition until the funders are already lined up, why Asian philanthropists still won't say the word…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (109+ words) Read full story here Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya China threatens to cancel summit if U.S. approves new arms sales to Taiwan 1 dead, over 40 hurt as heavy rain hits central Japan, swamps Nagoya Japan weather agency…...

53+ min ago   (130+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)--A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers has urged Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to express support for the International Criminal Court in her address during the general debate at the U.N. General Assembly session Sept. 22. The Nonpartisan Parliamentary…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (836+ words) Abdullah Qayid and his wife take refuge at makeshift camp for internally displaced people, after fleeing their home during clashes between Iran-aligned Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, in Taiz province, Yemen, on Sunday. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis launched a…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago   (451+ words) A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman on Monday voiced opposition to a joint military exercise involving Japan, the United States and Australia, as well as Japan's forward deployment of long-range offensive weapons, saying such moves increase the risk of military confrontation…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (280+ words) Italy’s government does not rule out resuming nuclear power generation in the country by 2035, Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin has said. Pichetto Fratin made the remarks as the Italian Senate was considering a landmark bill aimed at…...

13+ hour, 24+ min ago   (220+ words) Kampala, Sep 14 (IANS) The United States and its allies should view Beijing’s increasingly assertive maritime activity around Taiwan as potential rehearsals for establishing strategic dominance rather than as scientific exercises, a report stated recently. The use of dual-use vessels by…...

9+ hour, 44+ min ago   (506+ words) Monday, September 14, 2026 - 11:20 North Korea acknowledged this Monday that last Saturday it conducted a "joint fire attack exercise" that included the launch of short-range ballistic missiles, as confirmed by the North Korean state agency KCNA. The maneuver took place just a…...

7+ hour, 4+ min ago   (431+ words) Sidney Mayor Mike Barhorst, center, prepares to congratulate Japan External Trade Organization Senior Director for Global Stategy for North America and Oceania Tomofumi Nishizawa, left, upon learning of his promotion from JETRO Chicago Executive Director Tatsuhiko Shiono, right. Sidney Mayor…...