A man threw firebombs into the headquarters of Japan’s ruling party in Tokyo, then crashed his car into the fencing of the prime minister’s residence, police said. There were no reported injuries.
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Former Defense Minister Ishiba will become Japan’s Prime Minister next week
Japan’s ruling party on Friday picked former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week.
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Okinawa’s governor strives for regional diplomacy as tensions in Asia-Pacific rise
Denny Tamaki, governor of Okinawa prefecture, says his personal story is deeply entwined with the U.S. military’s presence on the island.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will step down next month
Kishida’s surprise resignation comes as he and his party, the governing Liberal Democratic Party, struggle to recover from a series of corruption scandals.
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Biden is hosting Japan’s Kishida. But the Nippon Steel deal is not on the agenda
President BIden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Fumio announced efforts to strengthen military ties, as well as collaborations on space exploration and artificial intelligence.
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Okinawa feels impact of U.S. and Japan military shifts
Okinawa, which sits closer to China than to Japan’s main islands, is the focus of U.S. and Japanese efforts to beef up defenses in Japan’s southwest islands.
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‘Oppenheimer’ finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions
The film’s release in Japan, more than eight months after it opened in the U.S., had been watched with trepidation because of the sensitivity of the subject matter.
