Abe, Li vow to improve ties
Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Abe and Chinese Premier Li agree to further develop economic relations.
read moreOkinawa assembly passes bill for land reclamation referendum
Okinawa's assembly passes a bill to hold a referendum on land reclamation for a new US base.
read moreJapan, China mark 40 years of treaty
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets China's leaders in Beijing to mark 40 years of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship.
read moreJapan to end aid to China
Japan will end official development assistance to the world's second largest economy China after 40 years.
read moreGovernment inflates disabled staff numbers
Some 28 central government bodies improperly count 3,700 employees as workers with disabilities.
read moreLone female minister denies influence peddling
Japan's only female minister denies allegations that she was paid to help a business owner get a tax break.
read moreJapan seeks more Chinese pandas
Japan's prime minister will ask China for more pandas when he visits the country next week.
read moreGovt takes legal action to restart US base construction
Japan takes legal action to restart land reclamation work on a US air base in Okinawa.
read moreAbe leaves for Europe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves for Europe to attend summit talks with European and Asian leaders as well as visit Spai...
read moreIt's official: tax hike in 2019
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces plans to push raise the consumption tax from 8% to 10% in October 2019.
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