ANKARA, May 21 — The Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima concluded on Sunday with deliberations on the Russia - Ukraine war and other hot-button issues.

TOKYO, March 30 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will lead a panel of experts to reverse the country's critical decline in birthrate, which dropped to its lowest level ever in 2022, local media said on Thursday.

TOKYO, March 6 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday that his government will uphold a key postwar apology, previously issued by Japan following South Korea provided a solution to a protracted wartime labour row.

TOKYO/MANILA, Feb 8 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr arrives in Japan on Wednesday for a visit that is expected to pave the way for closer security ties with Tokyo, as Manila increasingly sides with the United States in its regional tussle with China.

MOSCOW, Dec 27 — Mandatory testing for Covid-19 is being introduced by the Japanese government from December 30 upon arrival for travellers from China due to an increase in the number of confirmed cases there, Japanese media reported on Tuesday.

TOKYO, Nov 11 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has firmed up his intention to sack his justice minister, media reported on Friday, raising the possibility of a second minister leaving the cabinet because of a scandal in less than a month.

TOKYO, Oct 10 — As Japan throws open its doors to visitors this week after more than two years of pandemic isolation, hopes for a tourism boom face tough headwinds amid shuttered shops and a shortage of hospitality workers.

REUTERS, Sept – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday his country will ease Covid-19 border control requirements next month, a key step in fostering a recovery in Japan's tourism sector, which is eager to take advantage of the yen's slide to a 24-year low.

TOKYO, Aug 10 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet and the executive lineup of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday as the administration faces slipping public support.

TOKYO, July 11 — Japan's ruling bloc, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito scored a sweeping victory in Sunday's House of Councilors election, with the LDP alone securing a majority of contested seats, according to the election results published on Monday morning.

TOKYO, May 11 — The Japanese government is planning to raise the cap on new arrivals per day from overseas to 20,000 people per day in June, local media said Wednesday.

TOKYO, Feb 24 — Japan said on Thursday international travellers showing proof of a Covid-19 vaccination with the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) shot would be allowed in and be eligible for a shorter time in quarantine when border controls are eased next month.

TOKYO, Jan 13 — The Japanese government is mulling the idea of making shorter the 14-day period of self-isolation currently in place for those who have come into close contact with a person infected with the Omicron Covid-19 variant.

TOKYO — Japan's transport ministry has cancelled its blanket ban on new reservations for inbound flights and asked airlines to accommodate the needs of returning Japanese, a senior government spokesperson said on Thursday.

TOKYO, Dec 1 — Japan began on Wednesday to administer Covid-19 booster injections to people who finished the full two shots at least eight months ago amid increasing concerns over the new Omicron variant of the Covid-19, the government said.

TOKYO, Nov 30 — Japan has confirmed its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, in a man who had arrived in the country from Namibia, a government source said Tuesday, reported Xinhua.

TOKYO, Nov 19 — Japan will spend a record 55.7 trillion yen (US$488 billion, or RM2.04 trillion) on an economic stimulus package aimed at easing the impact from the coronavirus pandemic, Kyodo news reported government sources said on Thursday.