While the facts behind the LDP scandal must be fully explained, the new Kishida Cabinet cannot delay completing the budget and tackling urgent national issues.
The PM should have ordered a thorough investigation into the LDP political funds scandal to restore public trust in his Cabinet. He instead sat on his...
Osprey aircraft play a critical role in the defense of Japan. So while investigating the recent crash and halting its deployment we must not neglect deterrence.
Iranian-funded Houtis hijacked the Japanese-operated ship. Tokyo must now use its influence with Iran to end such terrorism.
Putin wants ammunition out of the Russia-North Korea summit; North Korea wants access to satellite and submarine technology — in violation of UN sanctions.
In a significant reshuffle of the Kishida Cabinet, the Prime Minister appoints 11 new ministers including five women out of a total of 19 posts.
From the discredited nine-dash line, China's new map includes a new 10-dash line claiming nearly all of the South China Sea, trampling on international law.
Megumi Yokota and other North Korean abductees are still believed to be alive and their surviving parents urgently hope a resolution will bring them home.
Japan must channel this international momentum. North Korea will not budge unless Japan makes a concerted effort to resolve the abductions problem.
This renewed international effort to find a true resolution to the abductions issue comes after PM Kishida made a new offer on the issue on May...
Whether the words come from the president or his ambassador, it's time to say "no" to American meddling in Japan's lawmaking and government decisions.
The Japanese government must demand that the WHO strictly examine whether Dr Takeshi Kasai’s rights and claims were unjustly thwarted.