Fumio Kishida

Japan’s prime minister Kishida to resign, paving way for new leader

Kishida succumbs to public disaffection over political scandals and rising living costs marring three-year term

Wed Aug 14 2024 - 09:45

Japan PM ousts four cabinet ministers in bid to ride out financial scandal

Investigation is examining if dozens of lawmakers benefited from fundraising events that kept millions of yen off official records of ruling party

Thu Dec 14 2023 - 09:26

Hiroshima officials condemn nuclear deterrence ‘folly’

City gathered to remember second World War bombing, which killed 140,000 people

Sun Aug 06 2023 - 09:42

Japan PM fires son as aide after ‘inappropriate’ behaviour at official residence

Photos of son and other relatives apparently pretending to hold a news conference at official residence spark uproar

Tue May 30 2023 - 07:26

Japan PM resumes campaigning after explosive device thrown at event

Incident comes nine months after predecessor Shinzo Abe was assassinated delivering campaign speech

Sat Apr 15 2023 - 10:47

Japan tries to incentivise parenthood in bid to bolster waning population

Japanese people are having fewer children but, in the face of the climate crisis, should larger families be encouraged?

Mon Feb 06 2023 - 16:00

Japanese prime minister pledges to push military build-up under new security strategy

Fumio Kishida says government will tackle rapidly declining births so country can sustain national strength

Mon Jan 23 2023 - 08:57

Japan’s prime minister Kishida orders Unification church investigation

Church has been under the spotlight since the assassination in July of the former prime minister Shinzo Abe

Mon Oct 17 2022 - 10:51

North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan

South Korean and US militaries respond by launching fighter jets in show of strength

Tue Oct 04 2022 - 06:20

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe honoured with divisive state funeral in Tokyo

Tokyo was under maximum security due to protests against the assassinated leader’s funeral

Tue Sept 27 2022 - 12:02

Biden says he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan

Comment a departure from US policy which White House official says has not changed

Mon May 23 2022 - 08:49

North Korea fires ballistic missile as South prepares for new president

Missiles pose ‘grave threat’ to peace, stability of international community – South Korea

Wed May 04 2022 - 11:21

North Korea raises tensions with missile launch into Sea of Japan

US’s worsening relations with Russia and China may have emboldened Pyongyang, experts say

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 08:25

Homes remain without power after 7.3 quake off Fukushima

Two people confirmed dead and more than 100 injured as tsunami warning cancelled

Wed Mar 16 2022 - 20:34

North Korea accused of testing ICBM system and restoring nuclear test site

Reports suggest Pyongyang may resume testing long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 08:04

Conservative Yoon Suk-yeol elected South Korean president

Opposition candidate’s victory follows campaign dominated by domestic issues

Thu Mar 10 2022 - 06:38

War in Ukraine hits car factories and electric car production

Ford, VW and BMW among manufacturers to slow production amid conflict

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 14:12

Ukraine war ignites debate on nuclear weapons in Japan

Tokyo Letter: Former leader Shinzo Abe warns against treating discussion as ‘taboo’

Wed Mar 02 2022 - 01:00

Ukraine declares state of emergency and urges citizens to leave Russia

Washington targets gas pipeline with sanctions as UN General Assembly meets on crisis

Wed Feb 23 2022 - 21:36

North Korea launches second and ‘more advanced’ ballistic missile in a week

Tests underscore Kim Jong Un’s vow to bolster military with cutting-edge technology

Tue Jan 11 2022 - 08:33

Japan agrees restrictions on US military over Covid-19 fears

Move taken as spike in cases most pronounced in areas near American bases

Sun Jan 09 2022 - 09:30

North Korea launches ballistic missile, US military says

Move after Kim Jong-un vows to strengthen military capability at party conference

Wed Jan 05 2022 - 07:50

Sydney kicks off the new year celebrations in vintage style

Australians bade farewell to 2021 with a fireworks display over Sydney harbour

Fri Dec 31 2021 - 18:13

China invading Taiwan would be ‘emergency’ for Tokyo, says Abe

Former PM says ‘a military adventure is the road to economic suicide’ for Beijing

Wed Dec 01 2021 - 16:22

Coronavirus: Six cases of Omicron variant detected in Scotland

Japan bans entry of foreign visitors due to spread of new variant of virus

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 10:18

European shares rebound from Omicron-fuelled sell-off

Investors await clues on whether the Omicron variant would hamper recoveries

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 08:52

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democrats secure general election victory

Fumio Kishida’s party retains control of lower house despite weariness at its rule

Mon Nov 01 2021 - 10:59

North Korea test fires ballistic missile into waters off Japan

Launch comes after US and South Korean envoys meet in Washington discuss nuclear standoff with North

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 06:45

Japan’s new prime minister Fumio Kishida to call snap election

Former foreign minister surprises pundits by opting to seek early mandate from voters

Mon Oct 04 2021 - 16:13

Japan’s ruling party elects centrist Fumio Kishida as new prime minister

Former foreign minister considered a moderate but adopted tough line against China in election campaign

Wed Sept 29 2021 - 08:22

Is Japan ready for its first female prime minister?

Tokyo Letter: The possibility of a historic first has enlivened an otherwise dull race

Fri Sept 24 2021 - 01:00

Japan’s PM Yoshihide Suga to resign after failing to control Covid outbreak

Departure of premier after one-year tenure may herald new era of turmoil for Japanese politics

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 07:44

Japan’s PM suffers setback as opposition wins key byelections

Yoshihide Suga promises to speed up Covid-19 vaccine campaign after results announced

Mon Apr 26 2021 - 10:34

Yoshihide Suga to be Japan’s prime minister after winning party vote

Liberal Democratic Party MPs vote to appoint Shinzo Abe loyalist as party leader

Mon Sept 14 2020 - 10:09