National Oct 16, 2022
Should the probe be carried out and depending on its outcome, the sources said the government could issue a dissolution order under the religious corporations law to the group.
Business Oct 15, 2022
Kishida scrambles to cut utility bills with new economic package
The package will focus on three areas — addressing rising prices and a weaker yen, spurring wage growth, and rejuvenating the economy through investment and reform.
Commentary / Japan Oct 12, 2022
Nepotism and Japan's political dynasties
by Michael MacArthur Bosack
The appointment of Fumio Kishida's son as an executive secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office has prompted a backlash and is raising questions about nepotism.
National / Politics Oct 10, 2022
Kishida's support hits low on his party's ties to controversial church
Support for Kishida's Cabinet slumped to 35% from about 40% a month ago in a weekend poll by Kyodo news.
National / Politics | FOCUS Oct 8, 2022
Nepotism claims are latest setback for embattled Kishida
by Tomoyuki Tachikawa
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's decision to hand a key government post to his oldest son has prompted outrage from the opposition and raised eyebrows even in his own party.
Commentary / Japan Oct 7, 2022
Delving deeper into Kishida’s post-Abe trust crisis
by Akira Kawamoto
If Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to regain the public’s trust, he must break with the ruling party’s gerontocracy and modernize Japan’s government bureaucracy.
National / Politics | FOCUS Oct 7, 2022
LDP faction that Abe led faces leadership challenges as it picks new chief
by Eric Johnston
How presumed successor Ryu Shionoya fares in managing the group could change the political dynamics within the ruling LDP.
Commentary / Japan Oct 6, 2022
Abe’s mixed legacy haunts the Kishida administration and the nation
by Hiroshi Hoshi and Yoichi Kato
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's mixed legacies will significantly impact the policies of the current administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
National / Politics Oct 6, 2022
Japan's lower house chief vows to explain ties to Unification Church
Connections between LDP members and the church have come under scrutiny amid concern that the group may have sought to exert political influence.
National Oct 6, 2022
Missile-alert panic triggers calls to ramp up Japan's defenses
by Jon Herskovitz and Marika Katanuma
By the time many people were aware of the alert on Tuesday, North Korea's missile had already splashed down in the Pacific Ocean more than 3,000 kilometers away.
National / Politics Oct 5, 2022
The church, the economy and the funeral: CDP leader grills Kishida
by Kanako Takahara
The opposition took the prime minister to task over his party’s ties to the Unification Church, the state funeral for ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and soaring inflation.
Business Oct 5, 2022
Ruling LDP looks to continue aid to struggling Japan firms as pandemic loans end
by Isabel Reynolds, Yuki Hagiwara and Emi Urabe
The party will draw up new support proposals for firms at risk of default, aiming to reflect them in the government’s economic package that will be put together by the end of the month.