TOKYO, July 12 Kyodo - Japan recorded more than 76,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, more than double from a week earlier and topping the 70,000 mark for the first time since March 3 amid signs

TOKYO, July 12 Kyodo - The funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead while delivering a stump speech last week, was held Tuesday at a Buddhist temple in the heart of Tokyo, wit

TOKYO, July 12 Kyodo - The funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead while delivering a stump speech last week, was held Tuesday at a Buddhist temple in the heart of Tokyo, wit

TOKYO, July 11 Kyodo - The Japanese government on Monday honored former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down Friday in the western city of Nara, with the Collar of the Supreme Order of th

TOKYO, July 11 Kyodo - Prime Minster Fumio Kishida said Monday he will push forward efforts toward swiftly proposing the controversial revision of Japan's U.S.-drafted pacifist Constitution, a

TOKYO, July 11 Kyodo - Japan's ruling party scored a sweeping victory in Sunday's House of Councillors election, helping pro-constitutional amendment forces retain the two-thirds majority

NARA, Japan, July 8 Kyodo - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is dead after being shot on Friday while delivering a stump speech in the western city of Nara two days ahead of a national ele

TOKYO, July 6 Kyodo - Japan's ruling coalition will likely win more than half of the seats being contested in Sunday's House of Councillors election, according to a Kyodo News poll showin

TOKYO, July 6 Kyodo - Japan's ruling coalition will likely win more than half of the seats being contested in Sunday's House of Councillors election, according to a Kyodo News poll showin

TOKYO, July 4 Kyodo - KDDI Corp.