Japan's ruling party votes for new leader to replace PM SugaIn the first round of votes, former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida came in first with 256, only one vote ahead of Taro Kono, the vaccinatio...
Popular vaccination minister Kono to enter race for Japan's next leaderKono's decision to throw his hat in the ring for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), left open by Prime Minister Yoshihid...
Japan Prime Minister Suga to back vaccine minister Kono to succeed himHours after Suga's announcement, broadcaster TBS reported, without citing sources, that Kono intended to run for head of the Liberal Democr...
Japan's struggling PM Yoshihide Suga steps down, sets stage for new leaderSuga's abrupt resignation ended a rollercoaster week in which Suga pulled out all the stops to save his job, including suggestions he would...
Japan health minister says Okinawa vaccine contaminants likely from needle stickSome Moderna shots were temporarily halted in Okinawa on Sunday after foreign materials were discovered in vials and syringes. The health m...
Japan artisans showcase Olympic collection as pandemic leaves things on sour noteWith just 99 days until the Olympics, a surge in virus cases has raised doubts about the Games.
'Anything can happen' with Tokyo Olympics: Japan ministerTaro Kono, minister for administrative and regulatory reform, did not rule out the possibility of the Olympics being cancelled, with greate...
China continues military drills in South China Sea region amid rising tension with USShanghai-based military expert Ni Lexiong was quoted as saying by South China Morning Post that the drills in the Bohai and Yellow seas had...
Taro Kono hails Rajnath for being one of most followed defence ministers on TwitterIndia and Japan share close defence ties and last November held their inaugural foreign and defence ministerial dialogue with an aim to giv...
Army Chief Gen Rawat begins four-day Japan visit on TuesdayOfficials said the Army Chief, accompanied by a delegation, will hold talks with top brass of Japan Self Defence Force on further expanding...
Rajnath speaks to Japanese counterpart, discusses bilateral ties, regional security situationDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday had a telephonic conversation with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono during which the two leader...
India, Japan to collaborate on outer space and cyber security projectsCollaboration in these critical areas gathered pace when external affairs minister S Jaishankar met his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono for ...
India-Japan maiden 2+2 talks ahead of Modi-Abe meetingIndia hopes to further expand the scope of cooperation with Japan with 2+2 talks.
India, Japan exhorts Indo-Pacific partnership factor of stability in the regionExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held the 10th India-Japan Foreign Minister-level Strategic Dialogue with her Japanese counterpart, ...
Japan to propose strategic dialogue with US, India and Australia: ReportJapan will propose a strategic dialogue among leaders of the United States, India and Australia, aiming at counteracting China's OBOR.
Japanese Foreign Minister attends Republic Day event in Tokyo in an unprecedented gesture'Kono greeted the guests with ‘Namaskar” and stated in a lighter vein that after hearing Ambassador Chinoy deliver his remarks in fluent Ja...
Sushma Swaraj may meet US and Japanese counterpartsThe idea is to give more momentum to India-Japan-US trilateral cooperation, and send out a message to Beijing for its policies in Indo-Paci...