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Kishida’s $35 Billion Handout Unlikely to Pave Way for Election
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 hour ago(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s $35 billion plan to shore up support with a...
Japan lower house passes political funds reform bill
Nikkei Asian Review· 3 hours agoThe revised political funds control law is expected to be enacted during the ongoing parliamentary session through June 23, as Kishida attempts to...
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...
Voters everywhere rage against the incumbents
Axios· 1 hour 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...
Japan PM Kishida will not call snap election before parliament closes, Asahi reports
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making final arrangements not to call a...
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...
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...
Japan and South Korea are getting friendlier. At last
The Economist· 7 days agoOn May 27th Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea’s president, and Kishida Fumio, Japan’s prime minister, met...
Fact-Checking President Biden’s 2024 TIME Interview
Time via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhat Biden Said: "Japan [is] devoting 3% of its GDP to defense..." The Facts: Japan aims to spend 2% of its GDP on defense by 2027, according to a...
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
ABC News· 6 days agoMay 24-30, 2024A Japanese town that erected a huge black mesh net last week to stop tourists from snapping photos of Mount Fuji discovered holes in the...