Tag: Japan

Japan’s first woman PM wins big, markets rally — but inflation, debt may limit her power

Japan’s first woman PM wins big, markets rally — but in...

Feb 10, 2026

Japan’s first woman PM poised for landslide win amid economic and China jitters

Japan’s first woman PM poised for landslide win amid ec...

Feb 5, 2026

Japan PM Takaichi to dissolve parliament for Feb 8 snap poll, banking on cabinet popularity

Japan PM Takaichi to dissolve parliament for Feb 8 snap...

Jan 23, 2026

Starting school at six: How Malaysia stacks up against its neighbours

Starting school at six: How Malaysia stacks up against ...

Jan 23, 2026

Hokkaido’s Ice Hotel opens for the YOLO traveller

Hokkaido’s Ice Hotel opens for the YOLO traveller

Jan 22, 2026

ASAHIKAWA (Japan), Jan 21 — A hotel and a chapel housed in dome-shaped structure...

Life sentence for man who killed Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe

Life sentence for man who killed Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe

Jan 21, 2026

15 years after Fukushima, Japan prepares to restart the world’s biggest nuclear plant

15 years after Fukushima, Japan prepares to restart the...

Jan 19, 2026

A return to nuclear power is at the heart of Japan’s energy policy but, in the w...

Still hungry after 30 years — Tamagotchi proves retro pets never go out of style

Still hungry after 30 years — Tamagotchi proves retro p...

Jan 8, 2026

Raw deal? Japan’s ‘tuna king’ drops record RM13m on one giant fish

Raw deal? Japan’s ‘tuna king’ drops record RM13m on one...

Jan 6, 2026

Hundreds in Japan get car driving licences suspended for drink cycling

Hundreds in Japan get car driving licences suspended fo...

Dec 11, 2025

Magnitude 7.5 quake off northern Japan leaves at least 30 injured

Magnitude 7.5 quake off northern Japan leaves at least ...

Dec 9, 2025

China deploys over 100 vessels in East Asia in largest maritime show of force, Taiwan and Japan sound alarm

China deploys over 100 vessels in East Asia in largest ...

Dec 6, 2025

President Nechirvan Barzani and a Japanese delegation discuss bilateral relations

President Nechirvan Barzani and a Japanese delegation d...

Dec 3, 2025

China takes spat with Japan over Taiwan to UN, vows to defend itself

China takes spat with Japan over Taiwan to UN, vows to ...

Nov 22, 2025

Japan risks its own Liz Truss moment and Britain should take note

Japan risks its own Liz Truss moment and Britain should...

Nov 22, 2025

New prime minister Sanae Takaichi has triggered fears among bond vigilantes

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