Japan envoy calls for further development of ties with Iran
WNAM REPORT: Japanese Ambassador to Tehran Tamaki Tsukada has called for cooperation with Iran while referring to good grounds for...
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Japan
U.N. panel urges Japan to revise imperial succession rules
WNAM REPORT: The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Tuesday recommended that Japan revise its Imperial...
Japan’s ruling party leader vows reforms, seeks to continue government
WNAM REPORT: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday acknowledged voter dissatisfaction and pledged significant reforms within the ruling Liberal...
Japan’s government in flux after election gives no party majority
WNAM REPORT: The make-up of Japan's future government was in flux on Monday after voters punished Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's...
Tokyo Metro makes strong debut in Japan’s biggest IPO in 6 years
WNAM REPORT: Tokyo Metro Co. shares made a strong debut Wednesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with the opening price...
Ishiba vows steps against crime-linked social media posts
WNAM REPORT: Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday indicated a policy to strengthen the government's responses to social media posts...
Ruling camp likely to win Lower House majority: polls
WNAM REPORT: The ruling coalition looks likely to maintain a majority in the 465-seat House of Representatives in the Oct....
Japan shifting back to nuclear to ditch coal and power AI
WNAM REPORT: Glinting in the sun by the world's biggest nuclear plant, the Sea of Japan is calm now. But...
Ishiba sends offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
WNAM REPORT: Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a ritual masakaki tree offering to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, the start...
Hikone Castle could merit world heritage listing, UNESCO panel says
WNAM REPORT: An advisory panel to UNESCO has told the Japanese government that Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture may possibly...