- November 7th, 2025
In a pivotal vote scheduled for Monday afternoon, Japan’s parliament is expected to re-elect Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister, even as the political landscape appears increasingly complex following a recent election setback. Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and coalition partner...
Japan’s arduous journey to decommission the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a robotic device has successfully extracted a small piece of radioactive debris from the reactor site, the plant's operator TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) confirmed on Thursday, November 7. This...
Japan is set to launch an ambitious “conveyor belt road” project that could revolutionize cargo transportation between its capital, Tokyo, and Osaka. Six decades after Japan’s pioneering bullet train first bridged this bustling corridor, this latest innovation promises to alleviate...
Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji has finally received its first snowfall of the season, marking the end of the mountain’s longest snow-free streak in recorded history. On Wednesday, November 6, photographs shared by local authorities and residents confirmed a thin layer...
Nearly 200,000 residents in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday, November 2, as the remnants of Typhoon Kong-rey brought torrential rain and the risk of landslides and flooding. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued top-level alerts as heavy...
In a dramatic turn of events, Japan’s political landscape is set for a shake-up after the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito failed to retain their majority in the recent parliamentary elections. This defeat marks the...
Japan’s ruling coalition, led by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito, is on the brink of losing its long-held parliamentary majority, as exit polls from Sunday’s general election indicate. The outcome threatens to upend Japan’s political...
Japanese voters began casting their ballots on Sunday in a critical election that could redefine the country's political landscape, challenging Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government and the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) decade-long dominance. The LDP, along with its coalition partner...
Japan is on the verge of one of its most hotly contested national elections in years. As millions of citizens head to the polls this Sunday, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) faces an unprecedented challenge to maintain its political...
In a high-stakes election marred by scandal and uncertainty, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces the difficult reality that he may need the backing of lawmakers entangled in a slush-fund scandal to maintain his grip on power. As voters head...
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