JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeofficiallycalledforanearlyelectiononSeptember25anddissolvedparliament’slowerhouseonThursday.AnalystssaythatAbehascalledtheelection
Japan’slowerhousewasdissolvedonThursdayaheadofanexpectedsnapOct.22electionbeingcalledbyPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,asheseekstoconfirmhismandateinthefacearisingchalle
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeannouncedonMondayhisplantodisbandthelowerhouseforasnapelectionwhentheextraordinaryDietconvenesonThursday,inamovethatobserversdescr
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbetoldameetingofhisrulingLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)onMondaythathewilldissolvethelowerhouseofparliamentwhenitconvenesforanextraordin
TokyoGovernorYurikoKoikeonMondaysaidshewillleadanewnationalpartythatwillchallengePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'srulingLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)inageneralelectionexpe
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeonMondayorderedhiscabinettocompileneweconomicstimulusmeasuresinapackagewortharound2trillionyen($17.80billion)bytheendoftheyear.Spe
Withtheadvantageofimprovedratingsandoppositionindisarray,JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeisexpectedtoannounceasnapelectionforOctoberonMonday,despitecriticismthath
Over10,000peopleralliedhereonTuesdaytoprotestagainstthecontroversialsecuritylawsthatwereenactedbytheparliamenttwoyearsagoandthegovernment'sattemptstorevisethepa
Pledgestospendoneducationandchildcare,staytoughontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)andrevisethepacifistconstitutionarelikelytobepillarsofJapanesePrimeMi
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeisconsideringcallingasnapelectionasearlyasnextmonthtotakeadvantageofanuptickinapprovalratingsanddisarrayinthemainoppositionparty,d
ByAPDWriterJiXiaojin(TranslatedbyYeShan)JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbetraveledtoIndiaonSept.13forathree-dayvisit.Thetwosideswereexpectedtoholdtalksonissuesinvar
ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,September13(APD)--Japan’sPrimeMinister,ShinzoAbewillarriveinIndia,onWednesdayforatwodayvisittoattendthe12thIndia-Japanannualdi
JapanesePMShinzoAbeonMondaysaidthatJapanneededtoboostitsdefensesandthat"strengtheningtheJapan-USallianceisvital"toensuringstabilityintheregion."Wehavetodeterthe
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeandSouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-inagreedonWednesdaytoseekstrongerUnitedNationsresolutionsagainsttheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKore
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbesaidonTuesdaythatheagreedwithU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpintelephonetalkstoincreasepressureontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeandthechairmanoftheUSJointChiefsofStaffJosephDunfordpledgedonFridaytostepupthebilateralcoordinationinlightoftheheightenedtensionso
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed during telephone talks on Tuesday to work with the international community to prevent the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) from launching missiles that might be aimed toward the U.S. territory of Guam.