Less public support for Abe Cabinet in May – poll Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet lost popularity in May, with 70.9 percent of the respondents supporting it compared with 72.1 Read more ... Author: Tokyo Times 3 days ago
Hashimoto clarifies statement on “comfort women” after strong reactions Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto clarified his remarks on the so-called “comfort women” on Wednesday, saying that he personally does not Read more ... Author: Tokyo Times 1 week ago
Japanese politicians to be reached via Line app Ten political parties in Japan have created official accounts on Line app, with politicians trying to improve their dialogue with Read more ... Author: Tokyo Times 1 week ago
Thousands protest against changing Japan’s pacifist constitution About 3,500 people marched last Friday in Hibiya Park in Tokyo against the government’s plan to amend the war-renouncing Article Read more ... Author: Tokyo Times 2 weeks ago
Japan and Russia to work on ending island dispute Japan and Russia will discuss a possible ending of an island dispute which has prevented them from signing an official Read more ... Author: Tokyo Times 3 weeks ago
Abe, not efficient for Japan’s economy – poll More than 80 percent of the Japanese eligible voters think that the Japanese economy has not improved under Shinzo Abe’s Read more ... Author: Tokyo Times 1 month ago
Aso’s visit to war shrine revolts Japan’s neighbors New tensions between Japan and its neighbors may start again after Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso visited the Yasukuni war Read more ... Author: Tokyo Times 1 month ago
The U.S. “fully commited” to defend Japan against N. Korea The United States are "fully committed" to protecting Japan, US Secretary of State John Kerry said after North Korea threatened Read more ... Author: Tokyo Times 1 month ago
Women start political party based on a Facebook comment Two Japanese women started “All-Japan Obachan Party”, a political party that aims to balance the gender gap and to increase Read more ... Author: Tokyo Times 2 months ago
Japanese minister: ‘I see no end to whaling’ Japan will never stop hunting whales, a Japanese government minister said after recent clashes on Australian Antarctic waters between Sea Read more ... Author: Tokyo Times 2 months ago
