Ex-PM Abe questioned over fund scandal
Tokyo prosecutors question former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo over suspicious use of political funds.
read moreJapan's Cabinet approves record-high draft budget for FY2021
Japan’s Cabinet approves a record-high draft budget of 106.61 trillion yen for fiscal 2021, including allocations for me...
read moreJapan to suspend Go To Travel campaign during New Year holidays
The Japanese government announces it will suspend the Go To Travel campaign nationwide during the New Year holidays to p...
read moreJapan to issue record-high new govt bonds in FY2020
Japan is expected to issue new government bonds worth more than 112 trillion yen for fiscal 2020 through March 2021, the...
read moreApproval rate for Suga Cabinet drops to 61%
The approval rating for Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s Cabinet drops 8 percentage points to 61 percent in a public opin...
read morePrime Minister Suga holds presser amid third coronavirus wave
Minister Suga Yoshihide holds a press conference amid the third wave of infections.
read moreOsaka declares medical state of emergency
Osaka declares a medical state of emergency and asks resident to refrain from making non-essential outings starting Dece...
read moreDecorative rackets depict Trump-Biden battle
This year's decorative battledore rackets depict U.S. President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden among the new...
read moreEmperor Naruhito gives address on 130th anniversary of Diet
Emperor Naruhito gives an address at a ceremony commemorating the 130th anniversary of Japan's parliament.
read moreTokyo Games postponement to cost 300 billion yen
The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic is expected to cost aro...
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