Japan's main opposition party to choose new leader as ...
WEB1 day ago · The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan will choose its new leader in a vote on Monday as it gears up for a possible snap election likely to be called by the winner of the ruling party's presidential contest later this week. Among the four CDPJ candidates, former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, 67, who led the country under ...
Kishida, Biden hail stronger Japan-U.S. ties in farewell meeting
WEB2 days ago · Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday celebrated a stronger-than-ever alliance between Tokyo and Washington in what was seen as a farewell meeting between the two outgoing leaders. Biden, who U.S. officials say feels very close to Kishida, hosted him at his private residence in Wilmington, the …
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WEB4 days ago · Breaking News. Kyodo News Plus is an online publication delivering the latest news from Japan together with those stories from around the globe in which Japan plays a key role. Centering on content provided by Kyodo News, Japan’s leading news agency, our publication keeps readers abreast of the developments coming out of Japan that interest ...
1 dies, 10 unaccounted for after rainfall in Japan's Noto
WEB2 days ago · 3 missing, alert issued for heavy rain in Japan's quake-hit Noto area. At least three people are missing after unprecedented rainfall Saturday in Noto, the region in Ishikawa Prefecture that was hit hard by a magnitude-7.6 earthquake on New Year's Day, prompting Japan's weather agency to issue an emergency heavy rain warning for the area.
BOJ keeps rates on hold, Ueda tempers another hike speculation
WEB4 days ago · The Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged Friday as its chief said the central bank still has time to assess when it needs to raise borrowing costs further, a comment that weakened the yen by tempering market speculation about another possible rate hike within the year. The BOJ stood pat after it raised the target for the overnight call ...
China police believe stabbing of Japanese boy isolated incident
WEB4 days ago · Installation of additional security cameras near the school and the crime scene had begun by Thursday morning. Photo taken in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on Sept. 20, 2024, shows flowers placed at the location where a 10-year-old boy was fatally stabbed by a man while on his way to a Japanese school on Sept. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo.
Japan ruling party proposes electing new PM on Oct. 1
WEB6 days ago · Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday proposed electing a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the start of an extraordinary Diet session on Oct. 1. The winner of the LDP's leadership election on Sept. 27 is certain to become prime minister, given that both houses of parliament are controlled by the ruling …