Why is Japan seeking a summit with nuclear-armed North Korea?United States President Joe Biden has expressed support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's efforts to hold face-to-face talks with...
11 Apr, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
Japan PM Fumio Kishida says he plans cabinet reshuffle, 'drastic' economic measures"I'm thinking of conducting a personnel change of party leadership and of the cabinet as early as the 13th," Kishida told a press conferenc...
11 Sep, 2023, 12.14 AM IST
Japan's Kishida seeks easier investment rulesIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida discussed various topics, including the investment climate in...
10 Sep, 2023, 12.33 AM IST
PM Modi and Japan's Kishida discuss cooperation in green hydrogen, semiconductorsIn the nearly 50-minute talks on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Modi and Kishida also deliberated on ways to synergise effort...
20 May, 2023, 01.56 PM IST
Japan supports industrial use of generative AI, PM saysKishida met the chief executive of Microsoft-backed OpenAI in Tokyo earlier this month and has reportedly said the Group of Seven summit me...
25 Apr, 2023, 03.24 PM IST
In Ukraine to show solidarity, Japan's Kishida meets Zelenskiy, tours massacre siteThe Japanese prime minister had been the only leader of the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations who had not visited Ukraine, which has seen an...
21 Mar, 2023, 11.08 PM IST
Japan, other G-7 leaders step up Russia sanctionsKishida at the online G-7 also explained Japan's support for Ukraine. That includes a new $5.5 billion in financial aid, which Kishida unve...
25 Feb, 2023, 12.36 PM IST
Japan to require COVID-19 tests for all visitors from ChinaLast week India also mandated a COVID-19 test for travelers from China, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Thailand, while ordering quaranti...
27 Dec, 2022, 05.58 PM IST
Kishida tells Asia leaders China infringing on Japan's sovereigntyJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told Asian leaders on Sunday that China is continuously, and increasingly, taking actions that infrin...
13 Nov, 2022, 04.03 PM IST
Japan, Australia ink security pact with eye on ChinaPrime ministers Fumio Kishida and Anthony Albanese inked the accord in the Western Australian city of Perth, revamping a dusty 15-year-old ...
22 Oct, 2022, 12.27 PM IST
ANALYSIS-Death of 'Abenomics' father may give Japan scope to curb stimulusThe death of Shinzo Abe, namesake of Japan's "Abenomics" policy, makes any immediate challenge to his legacy highly unlikely but could even...
10 Jul, 2022, 08.41 PM IST
Japan to expel 8 Russian officials, impose new sanctionsKishida said Japan will also ban imports of Russian lumber, vodka and other goods, and will prohibit new Japanese investment in Russia.
08 Apr, 2022, 07.48 PM IST
PM Modi holds talks with Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in DelhiKishida arrived in the national capital on his two-day visit to India beginning today. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw received the Japanes...
19 Mar, 2022, 06.56 PM IST
Japan PM Fumio Kishida vows to step up defence amid China, NK threatsKishida said the security situation around Japan is rapidly changing and that "the reality is severer than ever," with North Korea continui...
27 Nov, 2021, 11.43 AM IST
Modi speaks to Japan's new PM, discusses robust cooperation in Indo-PacificIn a tweet Modi said, "Spoke with H.E. Fumio Kishida to congratulate him for assuming charge as the Prime Minister of Japan. I look forward...
08 Oct, 2021, 08.10 PM IST
Japan's Fumio Kishida, Joe Biden agree to cooperate on China, North KoreaFumio Kishida told reporters that Biden reassured him of the U.S. commitment to defend the Japanese-controlled East China Sea island Senkak...
05 Oct, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
PM Modi congratulates Japan's new PM Fumio KishidaPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Fumio Kishida on being elected as Japan's prime minister and said he looks forward to ...
04 Oct, 2021, 02.53 PM IST