Fumio Kishida was re-elected as Japan’s prime minister on Wednesday after his governing party scored a major victory in key Diet elections. Kishida called a quick election in which his governing party secured 261 seats in the 465-member lower house — the more powerful of Japan’s two-chamber legislature — enough to maintain a free hand…
The Japanese government said Friday it will allow short-term business travelers, foreign students, and other visa holders to enter the country, but tourists are still barred under pandemic border restrictions. From Monday, business visitors fully inoculated with an authorized vaccine will need to quarantine for only three days, down from a minimum of 10 days,…
Japan’s government and ruling parties are considering providing 100,000 yen each for children aged 18 or younger in an attempt to ease the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, sources close to the matter said Friday. If all goes smoothly, the cash handout program will be included in a fresh economic stimulus worth “tens of trillions…
Here are the profiles of members of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet: Diplomatic career highlights of new PM Kishida Fumio Kishida. (Kyodo) Fumio Kishida, Japan’s new prime minister, helped realize the 2016 visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to atomic-bombed Hiroshima, his constituency, and struck the 2015 agreement with South Korea to resolve the…
