Cabinet ministers and other politicians visit Yasukuni Shrine during Annual Fall Rites

Cabinet ministers and other politicians visit Yasukuni Shrine during Annual Fall Rites

During the Annual Fall Rites celebration at Yasukuni Jinja in Tokyo, cabinet ministers and other politicians visit the c...

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Unification Church to fight government dissolution order

Unification Church to fight government dissolution order

Representatives of the Unification Church hold a press conference and express the group’s intention to fully contest the...

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IMF and World Bank conclude annual meetings in Morocco

IMF and World Bank conclude annual meetings in Morocco

The IMF and World Bank conclude their annual meetings in quake-hit Morocco.

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Japanese planes fly to Djibouti to prepare for evacuation from Israel

Japanese planes fly to Djibouti to prepare for evacuation from Israel

Japanese Self-Defense Forces transport planes head to Djibouti in eastern Africa to prepare for the evacuation of Japane...

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G20 finance chiefs do not mention Middle East conflict in statement

G20 finance chiefs do not mention Middle East conflict in statement

Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 do not mention the conflict between Israel and Hamas in ...

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Japanese govt seeks court order to dissolve Unification Church

Japanese govt seeks court order to dissolve Unification Church

The Japanese government files a request with the Tokyo District Court for an order to dissolve the Unification Church.

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Keidanren Chairman talks Johnny & Associates sexual abuse scandal

Keidanren Chairman talks Johnny & Associates sexual abuse scandal

Chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) Tokura Masakazu speaks to the press about the recent sexual assaul...

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New supply-chain framework launched for critical commodities

New supply-chain framework launched for critical commodities

Japanese Minister of Finance Suzuki Shunichi participates in the launch of the Resilient and Inclusive Supply-chain Enha...

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Japan to strip Unification Church's legal standing

Japan to strip Unification Church's legal standing

The Japanese government announces it will seek a court order to strip the Unification Church of its religious corporatio...

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Japanese Government to present the Prime Minister's Award to shogi prodigy Fujii Sota

Japanese Government to present the Prime Minister's Award to shogi prodigy Fujii Sota

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says the government plans to present the Prime Minister's Award to shogi prodigy F...

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