Kishida's LDP wins comfortable majority in lower house
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's ruling Liberal Democratic Party keeps a comfortable majority in the House of Representati...
read moreJoker-inspired stabbing and arson incident on Tokyo train leaves 17 injured
Seventeen passengers have been injured, one seriously, after a Joker-inspired stabbing and arson incident on a Tokyo tra...
read moreRuling coalition likely to stay in power after general election
Exit polls for Japan's 49th general election show Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s Liberal Democratic Party and its coalit...
read moreAt least 9 passengers injured after stabbing spree on Tokyo train
At least 9 passengers are injured, of which one critically, after a man goes on a stabbing spree and tries to light fire...
read moreWork to remove massive pumice stones begins on Okinawa shores
Work to remove massive amounts of pumice stones in the sea begins on the shores of Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japa...
read moreAll those vaccinated twice to be eligible for third dose
A health ministry panel agrees on a plan to make all those who have been inoculated twice with the coronavirus vaccine e...
read moreFlying motorbike goes for 77.7 million yen
A motorbike that flies is unveiled at a race circuit in central Japan, with a price tag of 77.7 million yen.
read moreTokyo Governor hospitalized again for fatigue
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko gets hospitalized again for extreme fatigue.
read morePM Kishida mourns the death of leading Hiroshima A-bomb survivor
Prime Minister Kishida mourns the death of a leading Hiroshima A-bomb survivor.
read moreMan dies from tunnel collapse in maglev train project
A 44-year-old man dies after a tunnel collapses in a maglev train project.
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