Takaichi pledges bold reforms with her 2nd Cabinet and vows to never give up

Takaichi pledges bold reforms with her 2nd Cabinet and vows to never give up

After launching her second Cabinet on February 18, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae appeared in good spirits, smiling in a ...

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Takaichi reelected as Japan's prime minister in parliamentary voting

Takaichi reelected as Japan's prime minister in parliamentary voting

S/ Mori Eisuke, Lower house speaker / Takaichi Sanae has been designated as prime minister by this house.Takaichi Sanae...

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World's largest nuclear power station starts sending power to Tokyo area

World's largest nuclear power station starts sending power to Tokyo area

Tokyo Electric Power Company resumed power transmission from the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant to the Tokyo met...

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Three teens stabbed, one fatally, in Osaka's Minami entertainment district

Three teens stabbed, one fatally, in Osaka's Minami entertainment district

Late at night on February 14, three 17-year-old boys were stabbed at a commercial building in Osaka’s Minami entertainme...

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"Smart" trash bins to be introduced in Tokyo's touristic district

"Smart" trash bins to be introduced in Tokyo's touristic district

20 “smart” trash bins that have automatic compression features and real-time monitoring of waste accumulations will be i...

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Ogawa chosen as leader of opposition Centrist Reform Alliance

Ogawa chosen as leader of opposition Centrist Reform Alliance

The main opposition Centrist Reform Alliance chose Ogawa Junya as its new leader in Tokyo on February 13.Ogawa won 27 of...

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Nissan forecasts net loss of 650 billion yen for FY 2025

Nissan forecasts net loss of 650 billion yen for FY 2025

Nissan Motor said on February 12 that it forecasts a net loss of 650 billion yen for the current fiscal year through the...

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Takaichi's LDP wins historic supermajority in lower house election as opposition loses ground

Takaichi's LDP wins historic supermajority in lower house election as opposition loses ground

Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s Liberal Democratic Party scored a historic win in the February 8 general election, while...

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Snow in Tokyo? Warning-level snowfall expected as the cold wave returns over the weekends.

Snow in Tokyo? Warning-level snowfall expected as the cold wave returns over the weekends.

A cold wave is again hitting Japan over the weekends. And there can be snow in the Kanto area as well. Here is the snow ...

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Multiple Snow-Related Accidents Leave Dead and Injured Across Japan

Multiple Snow-Related Accidents Leave Dead and Injured Across Japan

In Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, a man’s body was found dead, buried in the snow.According to police, shortly after 6...

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