Record-high 9 candidates run for LDP leadership election
The Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election, which will effectively determine the next prime minister, was offici...
read moreNagasaki District Court rules some of plaintiffs be issued hibakusha health certificates
In a lawsuit in which Nagasaki A-bomb survivors who were exposed to the atomic bomb outside the government-designated A-...
read moreJapanese training ship Kashima makes port call in London
S/ NNN Correspondent / The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Kashima, which has been on an oceanic training cruise, arrived...
read moreJapan and South Korea to cooperate in evacuating nationals in third countries
S/ Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan / A memorandum has been signed, confirming that we will cooperate in protectin...
read moreKishida to hand over LDP discussions on constitutional revision to successor
S/ Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister / It is important for discussions over constitutional revision to be thorough. To make ...
read moreSelf-Defense Forces end bathing service in Noto Peninsula
The Japan Self-Defense Forces were dispatched to Ishikawa Prefecture at the request of local authorities following the N...
read moreOlympic medalist-turned politician fined 1 million yen and faces suspension of right to vote
The Tokyo Summary Court issued a summary order against Olympic medalist-turned House of Representatives lawmaker Horii M...
read moreChinese foreign minister holds talks with senior Japanese ruling lawmaker Nikai
Visiting Japanese senior ruling lawmaker Nikai Toshihiro, the former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, ...
read moreJapan strongly condemns invasion of Japanese airspace by Chinese military aircraft
S/ Hayashi Yoshimasa, Chief Cabinet Secretary: The violation of Japan's airspace by Chinese military aircraft is not onl...
read moreDigital Minister Kono joins race for LDP leadership
S/ Kono Taro, Minister for Digital Transformation: I am Kono Taro. I am running for president of the Liberal Democratic ...
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