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Abe pushing Trump for peace prize?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe refuses to comment on whether he nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize...
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Referendum campaign starts in Okinawa
A referendum campaign starts in Okinawa on landfill work for the relocation of a US air base.
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Govt aims to make preschools, daycare free
Japan's government has a plan to make preschools and daycare free under a new reform to child-rearing support laws.
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Tokyo Tower fetes Chinese New Year
In Japan's capital the famous Tokyo Tower celebrates the Chinese New Year with a light display.
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Aso ignites new firestorm
Finance Minister Taro Aso withdraws a remark that people who don't have kids are a problem.
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Emperor issues last Diet address
Emperor Akihito gives his last Diet opening address to launch the final ordinary session of the Heisei era.
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Labor ministry revises past average workers' salary
Japan's labor ministry revises the past average worker's salary by 1.2 percent after recalculating labor statistics data...
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Cabinet revises fiscal 2019 budget bill
Japan's Cabinet revises the fiscal 2019 budget bill as a result of faulty labor statistics being discovered.
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N.Korea's top envoy arrives in Beijing
Kim Jong Un's close aide arrives in Beijing en route to the United States to lay the groundwork for a second US-North Ko...
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Japan-Russia talks go nowhere
A Japan-Russia foreign ministers' meeting again shows the deep gap between the nations.
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