Ex-PM Abe’s body arrives at Tokyo
TOKYO: A hearse carrying the body of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Tokyo on Saturday after he was shot at close range on the campaign trail. The…
Shinzo Abe: Japan’s longest-serving PM
TOKYO:Â Shinzo Abe smashed records as Japan's longest-serving prime minister, championing ambitious economic reform and forging key diplomatic relationships while weathering scandals. Nearly two years after poor health forced him to…
Pompeo due in Asia for talks on China, N.Korea
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will head next week to Japan, South Korea and Mongolia, the State Department said Tuesday, on a trip expected to focus heavily on…
Japan’s next PM Yoshihide Suga is self-made, powerful adviser
TOKYO: Yoshihide Suga, the man set to be elected Japan's next prime minister Wednesday, is a farmer's son with a reputation for inscrutability who has been a key government adviser…
Yoshihide Suga wins party vote, becoming likely next Japan PM
TOKYO: Japan's ruling party on Monday elected chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga its new leader, making him all but certain to replace Shinzo Abe as the country's next prime minister.…
Japan mulls picking new prime minister on Sept. 17
TOKYO: Japan is considering to hold an extraordinary parliamentary session on Sept. 17 to pick the country's new prime minister to succeed Shinzo Abe, local media reported on Sunday. According…
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Japan PM returns to hospital as he breaks term record
TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday set a new record for the longest consecutive term in office but faced growing speculation about his health as he returned to…
Japanese ministers visit Yasukuni Shrine, first since 2016
TOKYO: Two Japanese cabinet ministers paid their respects on Saturday at a war shrine seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Tokyo's past militarism, in the first such visit…
Tokyo Olympics should “definitely” take place, even without fans, says Japan’s LDP executive
TOKYO: Tokyo might host the Olympic Games behind closed doors should the COVID-19 pandemic not be contained by the summer of 2021, said an executive of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic…
Japan confirms scrapping US missile defence system
TOKYO: Japan has scrapped the deployment of a multi billion-dollar US anti-missile system, the government confirmed Thursday, days after saying the programme had been suspended. Interceptors for the Aegis Ashore…
Japans Abe in Tehran mission to ease Iran US tensions
Japan’s Abe in Tehran mission to ease Iran-US tensions
TEHRAN: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected in Tehran on Wednesday for a rare diplomatic mission, hoping to ease tensions between the Islamic republic and Tokyo's key ally Washington.…
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Man on a mediation mission: Japan’s Abe heads to Iran
TOKYO/ TEHRAN: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Iran this week on a rare diplomatic mission, hoping to ease tensions between the Islamic Republic and Tokyo's key ally Washington.…
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Dovish Trump says not looking for regime change in Iran
TOKYO: The United States does not seek "regime change" in Iran despite mounting Middle East tensions, President Donald Trump said Monday, in dovish comments also praising North Korea's leader Kim…
Eyeing decent trade terms Abe woos golf buddy Trump
Eyeing decent trade terms, Abe woos ‘golf buddy’ Trump
TOKYO: With an imperial banquet, a day at the sumo and an obligatory 18 holes, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is again rolling out the red carpet for his "golf…
Trump to get royal treatment on Japan emperor visit
Trump to get royal treatment on Japan emperor visit
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is accused at times of acting like a king, but when the US president becomes the first foreign leader to meet Japan's newly enthroned Emperor Naruhito next…
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Japan’s Abe ready to meet N. Korea’s Kim ‘unconditionally’: media
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "unconditionally" in a bid to restore diplomatic ties between the two historic foes, a…
Trump touts Japan trade talks eyes sumo wrestling match
Trump touts Japan trade talks, eyes sumo wrestling match
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced Friday he may watch Japan's traditional sumo wrestling when he visits Tokyo at the end of May. "We will also be going perhaps to…
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Trump to be first world leader to meet Japan’s new emperor: White House
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will be the first foreign state guests to visit Japan and meet with Crown Prince Naruhito after his elevation to emperor,…
Japans Abe to visit US France on pre G20 tour
Japan’s Abe to visit US, France on pre-G20 tour
TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Monday plans to visit the United States, Canada and France this month before his country hosts the G20 later this year. The tour…
Australian PM pushes G20 to tackle internet extremism
Australian PM pushes G20 to tackle internet extremism
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on world leaders to press technology firms to tackle the "ungoverned" space of extremist internet content in the wake of the Christchurch…
Japan EU working to stop no deal Brexit
Japan, EU working to stop no-deal Brexit: Dutch PM
ROTTERDAM: Japan and EU powers are working "very hard" to prevent Britain leaving the bloc without a deal, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Wednesday with his visiting Japanese counterpart…