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Japan lower house passes political funds reform bill
Nikkei Asian Review· 1 hour agoThe revised political funds control law is expected to be enacted during the ongoing parliamentary session through June 23, as Kishida attempts to regain...
Japan PM Kishida instructs compilation of 6-year economic, fiscal plan
Reuters· 2 days agoJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed his government to compile a long-term economic and...
Japan PM Kishida will not call snap election before parliament closes, Asahi reports
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making final arrangements not to call a...
Aging Japan’s Fertility Rate Drops Again to Record Low
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 day ago(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s fertility rate dropped to a record low of 1.2 last year, in an eighth...
Voters everywhere rage against the incumbents
Axios· 12 minutes agoAcross the continent, parties in power are bracing for a drubbing in this week's elections for the European Parliament — in many cases, at the hands of...
Biden to discuss 'a range' of 'pressing global issues' at G7 summit in Italy
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe White House on Tuesday said President Joe Biden will be in Italy next week to represent the...
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime MinisterFumio Kishida met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang for the first trilateral meeting in four...
Tokyo to launch first government-run dating app to try and halt plunging birth rate
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAbout 90,000 babies were born in Tokyo in 2022 – a 15.2 per cent drop from a decade earlier. Tokyo...
Palau confirms 'major' cyberattack, points to China
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPalau's President Surangel Whipps on Wednesday said the tiny country, one of Taiwan's few diplomatic allies, had suffered a major cyberattack, pointing...
South Korea suspends military agreement with North Korea
dpa international via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSouth Korea's government has approved the suspension of an agreement with North Korea on détente...