Fumio Kishida

Revelations of long-running links to the church founded in South Korea in the 1950s and famous for its mass weddings have become a problem for Kishida since July 8, when former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot and his suspected killer said his mother was bankrupted by the church and blamed Abe for promoting it.

"We will continue to work closely with G7 and international community following the prime minister's instructions and respond appropriately," Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki told reporters.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19.

”We need to set off a new formation as soon as possible considering the various issues,” he told a news conference in Hiroshima after attending a commemoration for the 77th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing in the city.

Beijing’s defiance of the condemnation over its exercises showed its appetite for confrontation. Its military posture was also backed by its diplomacy: China’s foreign minister walked out of a dinner at a regional diplomatic forum Thursday night in protest of criticism by the United States and other countries about its exercises.

Fumio Kishida, speaking after breakfast with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her congressional delegation, said the missile launches need to be stopped immediately.

Ties have been fraught for years because of the bitter legacy of Japan’s occupation of Korea from 1910 to 1945. Recent disagreements have ranged from wartime forced labour to export controls, but the leaders of both nations have expressed interest in improving relations.

Japan has recently seen new COVID-19 cases surge to levels not seen since early this year, with Tokyo recording 16,878 new cases on Wednesday, the highest since February, while national cases rose above 90,000.

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.

Abe suffered "major damage to his heart" in addition to "two neck wounds that damaged an artery", hospital officials said.

"I pray that former prime minister Abe will survive," Kishida said. "It is a barbaric act during election campaigning, which is the foundation of democracy, and it is absolutely unforgivable. I condemn this act in the strongest terms."

A strong showing by Japan's ruling party in upper house elections on Sunday would give Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a firmer grip on the factious party and allow him to emerge from the shadow of a powerful predecessor and define his premiership.

The Quad of the United States, India, Japan, and Australia is playing an important role in promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific, according to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who urged like-minded countries to increase their investment in the strategically important region in the face of China's growing assertiveness.

TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to visit Toyota Motor Corp's headquarters as early as next week, two people familiar w..

Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Anthony Albanese and Fumio Kishida, launched the fellowship that will sponsor 25 students per year from each Quad country to pursue masters and doctoral degrees at leading Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) universities in the US.

Prime Minister Modi will attend the summit of the Quad leaders which is aimed at further bolstering cooperation among the member nations of the influential grouping and discussing developments in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in Japan for a two-day visit to attend a summit of the Quad leaders

President Joe Biden arrived Sunday in Japan for the second leg of an Asia trip underlining US commitment to the region but overshadowed by concern that North Korea will test a nuclear weapon after ignoring Washington's attempt at outreach.

The PM will interact with over 30 Japanese CEOs and also with hundreds of Indian diaspora members.

Leaders from the G-7 countries met online Sunday and announced their commitment to ban or phase out Russian oil imports in their latest effort to pressure Moscow into ending its aggression on Ukraine.