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Japan's first female prime minister is set to be formally reappointed after engineering a mass cabinet resignation — a procedural manoeuvre that reveals as much about the fragility of her coalition as ...

Japanese machinery orders surged at a record pace in December, propelled by large projects, underscoring robust corporate ...

Japan is expected to invest up to $33 billion in the gas plant, which will be led by SoftBank Group Corp subsidiary SB Energy ...

Without restrictions on defence equipment exports, Japan could be seen as involved in overseas conflicts through the export of such equipment, prompting the government to consider control measures.

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Japan has impounded a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain on suspicion of operating illegally in Japanese waters.

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Japanese designer Taishi Sugiura's Hayashi cabinet uses cypress branches as a door frame for combining natural aesthetics ...

Amid heightened regional tensions, Japan's Cabinet has approved a record defense bill for 2026. Trump withdraws US from 31 bodies in UN, already in fiscal peril Lack of oil aboard Venezuela tanker ...

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding $58 billion for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise ...