Politics of Japan
Japan PM Abe Chastened By Huge Loss In Tokyo Assembly Vote
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his party's stinging defeat in weekend Tokyo assembly elections represented a...
Female Japan Politician Resigns After Attacking Male Aide
A female Japanese politician has resigned after an audio tape emerged of her violently attacking a male secretary, and...
Abe Announces Plan To Revise Japan’s Pacifist Charter
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday announced plans to seek the first-ever changes to Japan's post-war pacifist...
Japan’s ‘peace Constitution’ Under Pressure At 70
Japan's American-written "peace constitution" has survived unchanged for 70 years, but nationalists seeking an overhaul...
Japan Sends Biggest Warship To Protect US Supply Vessel
Japan has dispatched its biggest warship, in the first such operation since it passed controversial laws expanding the...
Japan Disaster Minister To Resign Over Quake Gaffe
Japan's disaster reconstruction minister is expected to resign on Wednesday following his controversial remarks over...
Japanese Nationalist Claims Cash From Abe As Scandal Deepens
A controversial nationalist educator said under oath Thursday he had received a donation for his school from Japanese...
China Overtakes Japan In S.Koreans’ Worst Countries List
The row between Seoul and Beijing over the deployment of a US missile defence system has seen China overtake even...
Support For Japan’s Abe Falls Over Scandals
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's approval rating has fallen sharply, an opinion poll showed Monday, as scandals...
Japan PM Leaves For Europe For Security, Trade Talks
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe headed Sunday for a four-day trip to Europe, hoping to discuss security issues and...
Japan To Withdraw Troops From South Sudan
These Japanese peacekeepers who arrived in November were mandated to use force Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced...
Japan Court Strikes Down Ban On ‘mannequin Mob’ Protest
Japanese political dissenters chalked up a small victory Wednesday when a court struck down a city's move to ban a...
China ‘comfort Women’ History Buried As Brothels Fall
With its red-painted window frames and sooty facade, the empty two-storey building on Gongping Road is typical of many...
New Rules Give Japan’s Abe Chance To Lead Until 2021
Japan's ruling party on Sunday extended term limits for its leaders, a change that gives Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a...
Japan PM Denies Involvement In Sweetheart Land Deal
Rare scandal was swirling around Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday as he was forced to deny involvement in a...
Japan History Revisionists Bolder Under Abe
Successful hotel chain operator Toshio Motoya doesn't mind if his denial of a notorious Japanese World War II military...
Japan’s Economy Expands 0.2% In Q4
Japan's economy expanded 0.2 percent in the last quarter of 2016, government data showed Monday, as exports and company...
US Returning Land It Took In World War II To Japan
The US military this month will return to Japan's government more than 9,800 acres of land it has held since World War...