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Takaichi Sends Yasukuni Offering, Skips Visit During Spring Festival

The offering signals caution on a shrine issue that often draws protests from neighbors.

Japan Pledges $10 Billion to Help Southeast Asia Secure Oil Supplies

Japan Sends SDF Officer to Prosecutors Over Chinese Embassy Breach

Mandaviya Chairs High-Level Review of India’s 2026 Asian Games Preparations

Japan’s Prime Minister Disavows Namesake Solana Token After 75% Crash

Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat in EEZ, Frees Captain on Cash Guarantee

The Economist Labels Japan’s Takaichi ‘Most Powerful Woman,’ Urges Broad Reform and Caution

Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat in Its EEZ, Arrests Captain Off Nagasaki

Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat in Its EEZ, Arrests Captain

Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat in EEZ Off Nagasaki, Arrests Captain

Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat, Arrests Captain After EEZ Inspection Refusal

Takaichi’s LDP Clinches Projected Supermajority in Japan’s Lower House

Pokémon Cancels Yasukuni Shrine Card Event After Chinese Backlash

Japan’s Takaichi Dissolves Lower House, Sets Feb. 8 Snap Election

Japan’s Last Giant Pandas to Leave for China on Jan. 27, Ending 54 Years of Panda Presence

Takaichi Signals Imminent Lower House Dissolution Ahead of February Election

Takaichi Moves to Call Early Election as Reports Point to Jan. 23 Dissolution

Kansai, Chubu Report Holiday Slowdown as Trips to China Plunge

Japan and South Korea Move to Deepen Ties With Focus on Economic Security and AI

Japan Protests Chinese Drilling Vessel Near East China Sea Median Line