Funeral money allegedly given by House of Representatives lawmaker Manabu Horii to voters in his constituency is suspected of having been paid out of his office funds, according to informed …
The average income of Japanese lawmakers rose by ¥3.74 million ($23,000) to ¥25.3 million in 2023 from the previous year, the first rise in five years, both chambers of parliament …
Kofu, Yamanashi Pref. – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Yamanashi Prefecture on Saturday, kicking off his nationwide campaign tour in preparations for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race expected …
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida marked 932 days in office Monday, tying with Ryutaro Hashimoto as the eighth-longest-serving prime minister in Japan since the end of World War II. The next …
Taipei – Japanese ruling party executive Koichi Hagiuda arrived in Taiwan on Monday for a three-day stay. Hagiuda, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Policy Research Council, hopes to hold …
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday began weighing the scrapping of a law barring the complete privatization of telecom giant Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, a move that could pave …
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday directed the ruling parties to accelerate discussions on relaxing Japan’s strict rules for defense equipment exports, as the government aims to bolster the domestic …