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    • Japan’s first female prime minister in waiting: Who is Sanae Takaichi and what does she stand for?

      Sanae Takaichi’s rise is both a breakthrough and a paradox. She is about to become Japan’s first woman prime minister, yet her conservative views on gender and society suggest limits to how transformative her leadership will be for women’s equality.

    • Race to succeed Shigeru Ishiba: Who will be Japan's next PM? A look at the frontrunners

      The two figures seen as leading the pack are Sanae Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi, who both placed strongly in last year’s leadership contest behind Ishiba.

    • Shigeru Ishiba resigns after party's election losses: Who will be Japan's next PM?

      Ishiba's resignation will trigger a leadership race in his Liberal Democratic Party, with the winner facing a parliament vote to become prime minister.

    • Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba vows to stay on despite election debacle

      Ishiba, 67, insisted on Monday he was staying put, saying he would not allow a "political vacuum" in the world's fourth-biggest economy.

    • Japanese PM Fumio Kishida Meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy In Kyiv After India Visit

      Japanese PM Fumio Kishida, in a rare and unannounced visit, lands in Kyiv after his India visit where he meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, underlining Tokyo’s support for the country in its fight against Russia. Kishida's trip draws special attention as it coincides with Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Russia. The Japanese prime minister has also invited Zelenskiy to join the upcoming G7 summit. Watch!

    • ‘National time pass snack’: Nagaland Minister on PM Modi, Japanese counterpart’s golgappa outing

      Temjen Imna Along also praised PM Modi, who he has on multiple times referred to as “Guruji”.

    • Live News Highlights: People rush out of their houses in Delhi-NCR as earthquake felt in north India

      Live Highlights: As per initial media reports the tremors were felt in India, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

    • G7 to hold online meeting with Zelensky on Feb 24: Japan PM

      "So the G7 leaders can remain united to deal with the invasion of Ukraine, I have decided to host a video conference of the G7 leaders, inviting President Zelensky, this week on the 24th," Kishida said

    • Japan PM Kishida set to consolidate ruling party power as Abe mourned

      Abe led the largest faction within the LDP, and analysts said his death could lead to potential turmoil within the party that might challenge Kishida's control.

    • How Shinzo Abe forged a new Asia

      Abe, modern Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, tragically assassinated on Friday while taking part in a campaign rally, invented the Indo-Pacific

    • The Eastern Window: Will Japan’s new PM take risks to counter China?

      China's neighbours and the US will look up to the new PM to resist Chinese pressure, but Japan's economy is closely linked to China

    • Japan PM Shinzo Abe sticks to plan to deploy forces to Middle East

      At a televised news conference on Monday, Abe called on nations involved to make diplomatic efforts to ease tensions and avoid further escalation.

    • Japan PM Shinzo Abe says arranging visit to China next month

      Abe also said he and Xi shared the view that Japan and China bore responsibility for world peace and prosperity, as well as the goal of achieving North Korea's denuclearisation.

    • Japan PM outlines reform strategy for economy

      Without an overhaul of Japan's bureaucracy and its agricultural, industrial and labor policies, economists say Abenomics is bound to provide only a temporary boost to growth while vastly increasing the country's public debt burden.

    • Risk of radiation is high near Fukushima plant: Japan PM

      The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that all units at the Fukushima Daini, Onagawa, and Tokai nuclear power plants are in a safe and stable condition. In fact, the IAEA remains concerned over the status of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. CNBC-TV’18’s Sri Jegarajah reports the latest details from Tokyo.

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