Japan PM

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called on North Korea Tuesday to halt a planned satellite launch, less than three months after a failed effort saw a military satellite plunge into the sea. "I instructed (ministers) to…

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated from a port in Wakayama after a blast was heard, but he was unharmed in the incident, local media reported Saturday. Several reports, including by Kyodo news agency, said an…

New Delhi: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has formally invited PM Narendra Modi to the G7 Summit after both had a delegation-level talk at Delhi's Hyderabad House. PM Modi said that PM Kishida's visit will be helpful to maintain a…

Tokyo: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fired a government aide who made derogatory remarks about LGBT couples. Masayoshi Arai reportedly said he would not want to live next to, or look at, people in same-sex relationships. Mr…

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga had a "fruitful meeting" here and the two leaders discussed ways to boost trade and cultural ties and further cement the bilateral strategic relations…

Tokyo: Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will resign this month, throwing wide open the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election -- a crucial race that could set the tone for an upcoming lower house campaign. In light of…