Abe delivers new call for constitutional revision
On Constitution Day Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeals for revising the famous war-renouncing Article 9 to clarif...
read moreFamilies of abducted Japanese appeal for help
Families of Japanese abducted by North Korea express hopes in the upcoming US-North Korean summit.
read moreAbe meets Netanyahu
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for dialog with Palestinian authorities.
read moreProtesters, police face off over statue of drafted worker
Protesters face off with police in Busan, S.Korea over a statue commemorating workers drafted during Japan's occupation ...
read moreKono, Pompeo in sync on N.Korea
Foreign Minister Taro Kono and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed on the need for concrete actions toward denuclea...
read moreFamilies of N. Korean abduction victims place hopes in Trump
The families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean operatives about 40 years ago head to the US, hoping Preside...
read moreEx top finance official gets reprimand and pay cut
Japan's Finance Ministry apologizes for sexual harassment against a female reporter and reprimands the ex vice minister.
read moreAbe denies intent to dissolve lower house
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denies any intent to dissolve the lower house over a series of scandals.
read moreLDP heavyweight suggests dissolving lower house
A ruling party lawmaker moots the possibility of dissolving the lower house in case of a no-confidence motion against th...
read moreEx-finance official altered documents on sweetheart land deal
A former finance official admits a role in tampering with documents on a sweetheart land deal for a private school oper...
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