Japan's foreign minister set to take party post in Cabinet reshuffle: Report
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will appoint Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to a senior party post, while former defence minister Itsunori Onodera will take up the position again in a Cabinet reshuffle, NHK public television said on Wednesday.
Aug 02, 2017, 10:15 AM ISTJapan PM to rejig Cabinet on Thursday
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will rejig his Cabinet and ruling party executives on Thursday.As per local media reports, the government`s top spokesman had informed about the reshuffle on Tuesday.The reshuffle is being seen as a bid by Abe to regain public support which was shaken due to a series of scandals.
Aug 01, 2017, 10:01 AM ISTChina hits back at Donald Trump criticism over North Korea
China has become increasingly frustrated with American and Japanese criticism that it should do more to rein in Pyongyang.
Aug 01, 2017, 07:02 AM ISTJapan Prime Minister Abe apologies to nation over resignation of cabinet minister
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Foreign Minister Fumiko Kishida would take additional charge of the defence portfolio.
Jul 28, 2017, 09:30 AM ISTJapan`s scandal-hit defence chief announces resignation
Inada, a close confidante of Abe who shares his staunchly nationalist views, was appointed defence minister in August 2016, a time when she was touted as a possible future Prime Minister.
Jul 28, 2017, 08:33 AM IST
Japan's defence minister expected to resign on Friday: Reports
Japan`s embattled Defence Minister Tomomi Inada will resign on Friday over the suspected cover-up of information related to a UN peacekeeping mission and a former defence minister is already lined up to take her place, media said.
Jul 27, 2017, 16:31 PM ISTJapan launches telework campaign to ease Tokyo 2020 congestion
The congested megalopolis thus faces a serious need to ease rush-hour crowds to accommodate tourists for the Olympics.
Jul 24, 2017, 14:02 PM ISTJapanese PM Shinzo Abe promises to help victims of floods; death toll up to 25
Torrential rain that began a week ago set off landslides and sent rivers surging over their banks on the southwestern island of Kyushu, at one point forcing more than 400,000 people from their homes.
Jul 12, 2017, 12:37 PM ISTJapan protests South Korea's 'comfort women' heritage bid
The reaction comes after Seoul's gender equality minister yesterday expressed support for efforts to include the papers in the "Memory of the World" register of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Jul 11, 2017, 16:03 PM ISTJapan PM Shinzo Abe to reshuffle cabinet as support plunges to lowest since 2012
Last week's loss, delivered by a novice political group, spotlights Abe's potential vulnerability after nearly five years in power, with many blaming voter perceptions of arrogance on his part and that of his powerful Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga.
Jul 10, 2017, 09:38 AM ISTUnited States, Japan, South Korea seek UN condemnation of North Korea
The United States, Japan and South Korea on Friday agreed to push for a quick U.N. Security Council resolution to apply new sanctions on North Korea after its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this week.
Jul 07, 2017, 22:37 PM ISTJapan PM Shinzo Abe chastened by huge loss in Tokyo assembly vote
The polls, seen as a bellwether for national political sentiment, come as Abe is buffeted by a series of setbacks and scandals that have driven down his popularity.
Jul 03, 2017, 12:06 PM IST
United States, Japan 'united' on pressuring North Korea: White House
During a phone call, President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "reaffirmed that the United States-Japan Alliance stands ready to defend (against) and respond to any threat or action taken by North Korea", the White House said in a statement.
Jul 03, 2017, 11:58 AM ISTJapan PM's party suffers historic defeat in Tokyo poll, popular governor wins big
On the surface, the Tokyo Metropolitan assembly election was a referendum on Governor Yuriko Koike's year in office, but the dismal showing for Abe's party is also a stinging rebuke of his 4-1/2-year-old administration.
Jul 02, 2017, 20:31 PM ISTTokyo begins voting in local polls
A total of 259 candidates, among them 65 women, are contesting the 127 seats in the assembly.
Jul 02, 2017, 12:53 PM ISTJapanese PM's popularity level slides, show polls
Japan Prime Minister has planned a cabinet reshuffle in August or September.
Jun 19, 2017, 13:16 PM IST
Japan PM Shinzo Abe to reshuffle cabinet as ratings slump: Media
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely reshuffle his cabinet to try to bolster ratings battered by suspicions that he helped a friend get favoured treatment for his business, media reported on Monday.
Jun 19, 2017, 09:30 AM ISTThousands in Japan protest anti-terrorist conspiracy law
At least 2,000 protesters gathered on Thursday in front of the Japanese Parliament after the Upper House passed the controversial anti-terrorist conspiracy law, that they fear will compromise basic freedoms.
Jun 15, 2017, 23:54 PM ISTJapan moves towards first major rape law changes in a century
Victims and activists have long campaigned for changes to the 1907 law, as society`s attitudes toward rape victims are still chilly and many stay silent from shame or fear of criticism.
Nuclear-wary Japan restarts another atomic reactor
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has aggressively promoted nuclear energy, calling it essential to powering the world's third-largest economy.
Jun 06, 2017, 12:31 PM IST