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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday vowed to "prepare for the worst" in dealing with the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 while still promoting the economic recovery of the country. In his policy speech at the beginning of an extraordinary parliamentary session,

Gen Nakatani has been an advocate for Japan joining other major democracies in imposing sanctions on China and others over suspected human-rights abuses.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared victory on Monday after his ruling coalition won a strong majority in national elections, vowing to boost the virus-hit economy and "take a leading role" in Asia's push towards carbon neutrality.

When Japan lost out on a $US50 billion ($66.6 billion) deal to build submarines for Australia in 2016, the then-foreign minister Fumio Kishida took the news graciously. It has never been Japan’s diplomatic style to kick up a fuss and those who interacted …

Japanese Premier Fumio Kishida vowed to act fast on his economic program after a surprisingly robust election win, saying he would seek to pass an extra budget as soon as possible and make clean energy investment a priority.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will make full use of his surprisingly strong parliamentary election win as he tackles major policy decisions, including trying to pass an extra budget to accelerate the nation's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday he would make full use of his surprisingly strong election win as he tackles major policy decisions, including trying to pass an extra budget to accelerate the recovery from the pandemic.

Despite taking some notable hits, Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party defied expectations to retain a majority.

Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida led the country’s ruling coalition to a better-than-expected election win on Sunday.

TOKYO — Japan’s NHK public television exit poll projects Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing coalition will keep a majority in a parliamentary election Sunday, although it’s expected to lose some seats. Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party and …