Ishiba tightens Diet entry for LDP members tied to scandal
Facing criticism, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said all Liberal Democratic Party members who were involved in the ...
Ex-staffer details how Unification Church backed an LDP candidate
A former staff member at a ruling Liberal Democratic Party candidate’s office detailed how the former Unification Church, now ...
Expert: Quake damage led to mudslides from Noto heavy rain
A relatively small amount of rainfall last month apparently triggered mudslides in the Noto Peninsula because debris had ...
Hackers took over accounts of JAXA president, other directors
Hackers behind a cyberattack on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency last year hijacked the accounts of about five board ...
Ishiba confirms unreported funds, blames accounting error
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Oct. 7 acknowledged that the now-disbanded faction he once led in the ruling Liberal ...
Japan resident caught running Liechtenstein tax evasion scheme
Japanese tax authorities have blocked a tax-saving scheme involving a foundation in the small European nation of ...
China likely to launch military drills around Taiwan after president’s national speech, sources say
TAIPEI--China is likely to launch military drills this week near Taiwan, using Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s upcoming ...
Wild deer forces botanic garden to close in central Sapporo
SAPPORO—Hokkaido University’s Botanic Garden here has been closed since Oct. 1 after a wild deer was spotted on the grounds.
Japan leads Asia stock rally, dollar gains after blowout U.S. payrolls
Asian stocks rallied and the dollar reached a fresh seven-week peak on the yen on Monday after blowout U.S. labour data ...
Chinese hackers breached U.S. court wiretap systems, WSJ reports
Chinese hackers accessed the networks of U.S. broadband providers and obtained information from systems that the federal ...
Samoa warns of ‘highly probable’ oil spill from New Zealand navy ship that sank and caught fire
WELLINGTON--An oil spill is “highly probable” from a grounded New Zealand navy ship which sank and caught fire off the coast ...
4 injured by falling crane at live music event in Osaka
Four women were injured at an outdoor music festival here on Oct. 6 and taken to a hospital after a crane supporting heavy camera equipment collapsed onto the audience.