6+ hour, 20+ min ago  (1076+ words) April 20, 2026 at 16: 44 JST Amid the current spread of surging consumer prices, the necessary support for those people struggling should be swiftly distributed in a focused manner. Priority for the "tax exemption-with-cash payments" proposal being considered by the government should be…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago  (340+ words) By SATSUKI TANAHASHI/ Staff Writer April 20, 2026 at 17: 56 JST Tens of thousands of demonstrators assemble in front of the Diet building to voice their opposition to war and revisions to the Constitution in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on April 19. (Jin Nishioka) Protesters'once…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (92+ words) April 16, 2026 at 16: 17 JST Representatives from all political groups meet at the official residence of the Lower House speaker on April 15 to discuss imperial household issues. (Koichiro Yoshida) The Lower House speaker expressed his hope to amend the Imperial House Law…...

23+ hour, 13+ min ago  (604+ words) July 13, 2023 at 07: 45 JST NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council during a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12. (Reuters) VILNIUS--NATO leaders…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (470+ words) December 18, 2025 at 18: 55 JST Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks at a news conference on Dec. 18. (Takeshi Iwashita) The images were posted by three members of the right-wing Finns Party, whose leader is deputy prime minister. "We have conveyed our concerns…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (487+ words) January 26, 2024 at 16: 25 JST Key lawmakers are bolting one of the two factions left standing in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the wake of a scandal over unreported political funds. Yuko Obuchi, chair of the LDP's Election Strategy Committee, started…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (607+ words) December 18, 2024 at 16: 31 JST Ichiro Suenaga returns to his abandoned home in the nuclear evacuation zone of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 18. (Akira Hatano) NAMIE, Fukushima Prefecture'A significant shift in Japan's energy policy has sparked outrage among evacuees such as Ichiro…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (344+ words) June 12, 2021 at 08: 15 JST Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pose during arrivals for the G7 meeting at the Carbis Bay Hotel in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, on June 11. (Pool via AP) CARBIS BAY, England…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (601+ words) By YURIKO SUZUKI/ Correspondent April 15, 2026 at 18: 14 JST BEIJING'China's roughly five-year property slump has squeezed local government finances and depressed consumption, acting as a drag on the nation's broader economy. The floor area of newly built homes sold in January and…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (734+ words) By FUMIHIKO YAMADA/ Staff Writer April 15, 2026 at 17: 43 JST About 30 percent of elderly people who are living "independently" in their communities with public nursing care support struggle to manage their daily finances on their own, according to a survey. Keio University…...