The embattled Science Council of Japan has on the whole ... which would abolish the current practice of member appointments by the prime minister while continuing government financial support ...

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japanese agriculture minister Taku Eto said Monday that the country is in an unusual situation over the current spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

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Prime Minister Shigeru ... with the Laotian prime minister. The Laotian leader unveiled a plan to extend visa exemptions for Japanese visitors to Laos from the current 15 days to 30 days.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain ...

The No. 2 figure in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Wednesday that its lawmakers should reach a consensus if ...

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Comments from Abe Shinzo and his widow Abe Akie suggest that they saw cowardice lurking behind Trump’s bravado.

Nigel Farage has claimed it is possible for him to become UK prime minister while Donald Trump ... though at the party's current level of support it would still only return around 100 MPs, far ...

For the first time, more than half of all municipalities in Japan will be designated as ... The administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2014 set a goal of “mitigating the population ...