Investigation is examining if dozens of lawmakers benefited from fundraising events that kept millions of yen off official records of ruling party
Fumio Kishida
City gathered to remember second World War bombing, which killed 140,000 people
Photos of son and other relatives apparently pretending to hold a news conference at official residence spark uproar
Incident comes nine months after predecessor Shinzo Abe was assassinated delivering campaign speech
Japanese people are having fewer children but, in the face of the climate crisis, should larger families be encouraged?
Fumio Kishida says government will tackle rapidly declining births so country can sustain national strength
Church has been under the spotlight since the assassination in July of the former prime minister Shinzo Abe
South Korean and US militaries respond by launching fighter jets in show of strength
Tokyo was under maximum security due to protests against the assassinated leader’s funeral
Comment a departure from US policy which White House official says has not changed
Missiles pose ‘grave threat’ to peace, stability of international community – South Korea
US’s worsening relations with Russia and China may have emboldened Pyongyang, experts say
Two people confirmed dead and more than 100 injured as tsunami warning cancelled
Reports suggest Pyongyang may resume testing long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles
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