TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Japan PM Takaichi says Trump ...

Japan’s stocks are expected to extend gains in 2026, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s aggressive fiscal plans building on ...

Japan's parliament will convene a 150-day regular session on Jan. 23, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday, with a ...

Japan is exploring another summit, concerned that Mr Trump is softening his position on China. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae said officials are arranging her US visit in coming months for a second summit with ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says the government's draft budget maintains discipline by limiting reliance on debt.

The Japanese government plans to convene next year's ordinary session of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Jan. 23, it was learned Thursday. Hiroshi Kajiyama, the ruling Liberal Democratic ...

The budget for the year starting in April is to be finalised on Dec 26 and submitted to parliament early in 2026. Read more ...

Japan adheres to three non-nuclear principles not to possess, develop or allow nuclear weapons into its territory ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday urged Japanese firms to agree to pay raises above inflation in annual wage ...

Eighty years after the end of World War II, a shadow from the past looms over Tokyo. Reports indicate Japanese Prime Minister ...