Japan’s Second Takaichi Cabinet Takes Office with Key Ministers Retained and First Japan Innovation Party Minister

September 18, 2026 127

Bank of Japan Poised for Three-Month Rate Hike to 1.25% as Inflation Risks Rise

September 17, 2026 86

Takaichi Keeps Key Ministers as Japan Prepares Second Cabinet Reshuffle

September 17, 2026 92

Russia Calls Japan’s Northern Territories Protest “Hysterical” as Diplomatic Tensions Deepen

September 17, 2026 124

Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force Begins First Overseas Forest-Firefighting Mission in Indonesia

September 17, 2026 77

Up to 100,000 North Korean Workers Reportedly Abroad as China and Russia Channel Billions to Pyongyang

September 17, 2026 94

Zelenskyy Invites Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi to Kyiv as Ukraine Seeks Deeper Cooperation

September 16, 2026 77

China-North Korea Border Bridge May Open in October, Signaling a Possible Thaw in Relations

September 16, 2026 80

Payment System Trouble Hits Some 7-Eleven Stores Across Japan

September 16, 2026 121

JR Hokkaido Launches New Weekday Pass: Two Days of Unlimited Travel for ¥8,000

September 16, 2026 76

Japan’s Centenarian Population Surpasses 100,000 for the First Time

September 16, 2026 106

China Warns Against “Weaponization of Space” After U.S. Discloses Orbital Defense Capabilities

September 16, 2026 100

Foreigners Account for 0.7% of Japan’s Large-Scale Land Purchases, Government Data Shows

September 16, 2026 105

North Korean Sports Minister Arrives in Beijing Ahead of Japan Visit for Asian Games

September 15, 2026 96

Japan Braces for More Heavy Rain as Potential Typhoon Threatens Silver Week Holiday

September 15, 2026 134