Japan's ruling LDP wins 2/3 lower house majority in boost for PM Takaichi
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, head of the Liberal Democratic Party, attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8, 2026, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo. (Kyodo)
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    TOKYO, Feb.

Trump backs Japan's Takaichi before election, unveils her March U.S. visit KYODO

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 Kyodo - U.S.

Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget under PM's expansionary plan KYODO

    TOKYO, Dec.

BOJ lifts policy rate 30-yr high of 0.75% amid persisting inflation KYODO

    TOKYO, Dec.

Tokyo rises to 2nd in global city attractiveness ranking for first time KYODO

    TOKYO, Dec.

Japan ruling bloc to delay enactment of bill to cut Diet seats until 2026 KYODO

     TOKYO, Dec.

Japan lifts weeklong alert on increased quake risk after M7.5 temblor
A quake-damaged elevated railway of JR Hachinohe Line in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, is under repair on Dec. 15, 2025. (Kyodo)
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    TOKYO, Dec.

Japan big makers confidence improves in Dec., supporting BOJ rate hike bets KYODO

    TOKYO, Dec.

UNESCO adds 6 items from Japan to pre-inscribed intangible heritage list
Undated photo shows the Murakami Yatai Festival in Niigata Prefecture. (Photo courtesy of the Agency for Cultural Affairs)(Kyodo)
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    TOKYO, Dec. 11 Kyodo - A U.N.

Passenger ferry in western Japan to run autonomously in world 1st
Photo shows the passenger ferry Olympia Dream Seto in Shin-Okayama port, western Japan, on Dec. 10, 2025. (Kyodo)
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     OKAYAMA, Japan, Dec.

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