The Diet is the supreme organ of national authority and the sole national legislative body in Japan. But is it acceptable in its current state? For...
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike continues to enjoy a high approval rating. According to a public opinion poll conducted jointly by the Sankei Shimbun and Fuji News...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet approval rating stands at 57.4 percent, according to a public opinion poll conducted jointly by the Sankei Shimbun and Fuji News...
On March 15, a Sankei Shimbun reporter was denied entry to a press conference convened by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang after the close of the National...
At a 2014 summit meeting with then-president Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping said “China, recognizing the people’s legitimate rights of freedom of expression and other...
“Are you annoyed [that you were kept out of the press conference]?” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying asked. She then paused before adding, “If so,...
Lobsang Sangay, prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, being interviewed by the Sankei Shimbun (Photo Yoshikazu Hiroike) The Tibetan government-in-exile is based in Dharamsala...
A reporter for the Sankei Shimbun was denied entry to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s press conference held at the close of the National People’s Congress—the only...
Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, convened a press conference following the close of the National People’s Congress held...
As regional conflicts continue to escalate in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and East Asia, investments in military and security budgets around the world are growing....
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada visited Yasukuni Shrine on December 29, 2016, and later answered questions from a group of reporters. A transcript of the discussion is...
At their recent summit meeting in the United States, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. president Donald J. Trump reaffirmed that the Japan-U.S. alliance is unshakeable....