TOKYO (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not visit Tokyo 's Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II, but worshiped toward the war-related shrine from afar before attending a national war anniversary ceremony. Takaichi also sent a...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin 's visit to one of the four northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. Putin 's visit to Etorofu, one of the islands Japan calls the Northern...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to skip a visit to Tokyo 's war-related Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, the anniversary of the country 's surrender in World War II, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. She is apparently considering the...
HIROSHIMA, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at a press conference in the western city of Hiroshima on Thursday did not clearly rule out a possibility of reviewing the country 's three nonnuclear principles. She is thus believed to have indicated her long-held desire...
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that the government will designate last week 's major earthquake in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto as a disaster of extreme severity to provide more state aid for efforts to restore infrastructure and...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) -- The Japanese government has decided to revise its nuclear energy policy guidelines to include a target of rebuilding two to five nuclear power reactors by the 2040s. The decision was adopted at a meeting of relevant cabinet ministers held at the prime minister 's office...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday officially announced a plan to cut the consumption tax rate on food to 1 pct for two years starting next April. The government plans to lower the food tax rate to virtually zero through the envisaged consumption tax cut and...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Wednesday to disburse ordinary local allocation tax grants ahead of schedule to municipalities affected by Tuesday 's powerful earthquake in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto. The administration will continue to provide...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government Tuesday drew up a package of emergency measures for crime prevention, including a proposal to consider attaching GPS equipment to stalkers to prevent them from approaching victims. Authorities such as the National Police Agency aim to implement the...
MANILA (Jiji Press)--Japan and the Philippines celebrated the 70th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations on Thursday, as the two countries strengthen their national security and economic cooperation. The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo wrote on X, "Philippines-Japan Friendship...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Wednesday defended Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after the leader 's social media post about being unable to get enough sleep drew criticism for running counter to workstyle reform efforts. Kihara avoided commenting...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Tuesday adopted its annual economic and fiscal policy guidelines, vowing to achieve a strong economy through increased public and private investment in strategic areas. The Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform 2026 was the first...
