In a Gallup poll released on Monday, 41 per cent of respondents said China when asked to name one country they considered to be their nation’s ‘greatest enemy today’.
With the revision, the LDP can urge a lawmaker to leave the party following prosecution for violating the political funds control law.
The court said that disallowing the marriages deprived people of their personal interests.
Discovery of JP Dragon and the group led by Luffy stemmed from arrest of over 30 Japanese nationals in November 2019 for running a telecoms fraud scheme.
The destination of fighter jet exports will be limited to countries that have signed a deal with Japan on defence equipment and technology transfers, about 15 countries currently.
The plan aims to accommodate fleeing Filipino workers in Taiwan in the event of a crisis.
The number of babies born in Japan in 2023 fell to a record low from a year earlier as the country’s population shrank by its largest ever margin, government data showed on Tuesday.
The ratio of Japanese men who took paternity leave stood at 17.1 per cent in a 2022 survey, far less than 80.2 per cent among women.
Airlines and local businesses are preparing to cash in on the surge in visitors from the island following the opening of the chip maker’s first plant in Japan.
A research centre and a private company in Japan are creating a rice terminology dictionary that will attempt to standardise terms and words used to describe the way rice looks, tastes, feels and smells.
While Canberra is keen to collaborate with Tokyo on the trilateral security partnership, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said it was ‘going to take some years’.
Spending plan comes despite Japan’s financial health being the worst among advanced economies and social security costs ballooning with the rapid ageing of society.
While North Korea appears to be warming up to Japan, its ties with Seoul have deteriorated, with Kim Jong-un saying the North had legal right to annihilate South Korea.
A policy report by the cabinet office analysing the state of the economy emphasised sustained wage growth in establishing the foundation for Japan to end deflation.
The move comes as Japan struggles with organ donor shortages, with just 3 per cent of those registered for a transplant receiving them.
Seiji Ozawa led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 29 years and received multiple accolades across his career, including an honorary doctorate from Harvard.
Karolina Shiino, a naturalised Japanese, was the first person of European descent to win the Miss Japan Grand Prix title on January 22.
The same survey also suggested Kishida remains far from regaining the public’s trust, as most respondents do not accept his efforts on party reforms.
While some welcome the use of AI as a new writing tool, those managing Japan’s book contests question how the technology is influencing authors’ creativity.
The number of teachers who took leave due to mental illness at public schools in Japan climbed to a record high in 2022.
Remote workers will be able to live in Japan for up to six months by obtaining the designated activities visa, a rise from the current 90 days.
The damage inflicted by the magnitude-7.6 earthquake that hit central Japan one month ago is estimated at several hundred billion yen, according to local government officials.
In the UK, Japanese literature translated into English is experiencing a boom. A British publisher dives into why that is and explains why he thinks sales will continue to grow.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency said as much as 60 centimetres of snow could fall in the Tohoku region through Friday.
A recent survey showed nine women were advised by local intermediary organisations to undergo contraceptive treatment before working in Japan.
Russia’s president also thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for his invitation when he met his Foreign Minister, and thanked North Korea for its support in the Ukraine war
The passenger, reported to be American, was quoted by police as saying he does not remember what happened as he had taken a sleeping pill.
The investigators could give up prosecuting the group due to the difficulty of proving fundraising violations in the case, a report says.
More wealthy Chinese tourists are visiting Japan primarily for medical services, reflecting a growing health consciousness in China post-pandemic.
The arrest of Yoshitaka Ikeda is the first in a fundraising scandal that is the biggest to engulf Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party in decades.