Governor Kotek declares food emergency ahead of halt to SNAP benefits in Oregon

TOKYO - Governor Tina Kotek (D-Ore.) has declared a 60-day food security emergency in response to the federal government shutdown cutting off SNAP benefits for 757,000 Oregonians. According to the Governor's office, $5 million will be directed to...

Japanese PM bats for 'new golden chapter' in India-Japan strategic partnership

Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi (Image Credit: X/@takaichi_sanae) Tokyo, Oct 29 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday expressed willingness to work with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open a new golden chapter in Special Strategic...

Japan to send troops to help prevent bear attacks

TOKYO — The horror stories are everywhere in Japan this fall. Bears breaking into supermarkets; bears killing farmers; bears attacking workers at a hot springs resort. More than 100 people have been injured by bears in Japan this year, and 11 have...

Japan's defense minister tells US of 'resolve' to boost security spending

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Wednesday that he conveyed Japan's "resolve" to continue increasing its defense spending amid security challenges posed by China, as he held his first in-person talks with his U.S....

Minister thanks Trump and Takaichi

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) yesterday thanked US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for supporting peace in the Taiwan Strait, a day after the two at a summit in Tokyo emphasized the importance of...

Japan’s Takaichi-san rejects US request to phase out Russian oil despite Trump friendship

Japan’s new prime minister Takaichi Sanae told Donald Trump in Tokyo that Japan cannot stop buying Russian liquefied natural gas. This came during their bilateral meeting on Tuesday. Two Japanese government officials allegedly said she told Trump...

Japan's Takaichi set to arrive in S. Korea for summit talks with Lee

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to arrive in South Korea on Thursday for a much-awaited summit meeting with President Lee Jae Myung on the margins of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering in the southeastern city of...

Japan Tells Trump Tokyo Will Struggle to Ban Russian LNG Imports

Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, told U.S. President Donald Trump at their meeting in Tokyo earlier this week that Japan would find it difficult to ban LNG imports from Russia, Japanese government officials told Reuters on...

Japan's new cargo transfer spacecraft successfully captured at ISS

Japanese astronaut Yui Kimiya has successfully captured Japan's new unmanned cargo transfer spacecraft, HTV-X, using a robotic arm at the International Space Station. Yui, who is staying at the ISS on a long-term mission, snared the spacecraft...

Japan PM’s Tote-ally Iconic Bag Has Everyone Talking (And Ordering). Here's How Much It Costs

Last Updated:October 29, 2025, 20:07 IST Social media users quickly identified the Japan prime minister’s sleek black handbag as the “Grace Delight Tote” made by Hamano Inc. Sanae Takaichi's Grace Delight Tote by Hamano Inc. goes viral.A handbag...

‘Politics and acting’: did Japan’s PM go too far with her flattery of Trump?

While detractors derided her overzealous flattery of the US president and warned against pandering to power, many at home saw a Japanese prime minister deftly securing her nation’s interests amid Trump’s unpredictability. “Takaichi’s strategy was...

Japan PM Takaichi calls PM Modi, hopes for ‘golden chapter’ in ties with India

Combination image of Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Photo Credit: AP, ANI India and Japan would like to open a “golden chapter” in ties, said Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who held her first...

Japan’s assertive policies challenge Korea ahead of APEC summit

A senior South Korean government official said, “It is now Japan’s turn to act,” referring to relations under Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The official noted that Korean resident Lee Jae-myung moved quickly to strengthen the South...

Japan Today Spotlight #39 | Japan’s ‘foreigner problem’: Kimi Onoda and the politics of coexistence

Last week, Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female prime minister — no small feat. But between the self-congratulatory “glass ceiling” celebrations and her unapologetic efforts to stay in lock step with a visiting President Trump (complete with...

Japanese patent office casts doubt on 2 Nintendo Pokemon-catching patents in the Palworld lawsuit, saying Monster Hunter, Ark, and Pocketpair's own Craftopia all did it before

The Japanese patent office has cast some serious doubt on two of the three patents involved in Nintendo's Palworld lawsuit. These patents concern the monster-catching mechanics at the heart of the dispute with Pocketpair, and it seems officials...

Japan to keep importing Russian LNG, Takaichi tells Trump

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told U.S. President Donald Trump during their first summit on Tuesday that Japan intends to keep importing Russian liquefied natural gas for the time being, a Japanese government source said Wednesday. The United...

Japan's newest unmanned cargo ship arrives at International Space Station

Science Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui captures HTV-X transporter with robotic arm Japan's new supply vessel was captured by astronauts aboard the International Space Station using a robotic arm. (Screenshot of video on NASA's YouTube channel) MANA...

Japan rugby team looking good ahead of tough tour to Europe

After Australia A beat a Japan XV 71-7 earlier this month, many observers would have written off Japan’s chances in the main test match at Tokyo’s National Stadium on Oct 25. Australia felt comfortable enough to make several changes with the...

Japan’s NYK to strengthen Duqm’s connectivity with global energy chains

MUSCAT: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) with the Port of Duqm Company (PODC) earlier this week will help strengthen Duqm’s position as a key node in evolving global...

Japanese firm donates water purifier to Ukraine

A Japanese firm has donated a water purifier to Ukraine to help secure people's access to safe drinking water amid infrastructure destruction by Russian attacks. Russian forces' continued attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure are causing frequent...