14, 2025. (Mainichi/Akihiro Hirata) TOKYO -- The support rate for the Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba increased to 30%, according to a nationwide opinion poll conducted by the ...

The Ishiba Cabinet’s approval rating jumped to 40 percent from 33 percent after the summit with U.S. President Donald Trump did not create any unexpected problems for Japan, an Asahi Shimbun ...

The story of Japanese green tea venturing into Europe unfolds as a tale of ambition, cultural adaptation and sustainability. Oi Ocha, the flagship product of Itoen, has been a household name in ...

2, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File) TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy grew at a better-than-expected annual rate of 2.8% in October-December, underlined by steady exports and moderate consumption. On a ...

the Cabinet Office reported Monday in its preliminary data. For 2024, the Japanese economy eked out 0.1% growth in seasonally adjusted real GDP, or gross domestic product, which measures the value ...

The Cabinet’s disapproval rating was 43%, down from 46% in the previous survey conducted on Jan. 17-19, indicating that the Japan-U.S. summit on Feb. 7 was well received. Nevertheless, that did not ...

The Cabinet on Dec. 27 approved a record budget worth 115.541 trillion yen ($732 billion) for fiscal 2025, but it could face challenges in next year’s ordinary Diet session. The solid majority ...

Complacency is one danger, but countries that overreact to external dangers by launching unnecessary wars can also end up paying a huge price, as Germany and Japan did in World War II, the United ...

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