TOKYO – Japan’s parliament, the Diet, on Monday elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Fumio Kishida as the nation’s 100th prime minister succeeding Yoshihide Suga.

TOKYO – Ahead of Japan’s fourth novel coronavirus state of emergency expiration, the government has managed to fully vaccinate more than half of the eligible population.

TOKYO – Japan will end the novel coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo and 18 other prefectures, as well as the pre-emergency measures in other areas, on Thursday as scheduled.

MANILA – Nangunguna pa rin ang Japan sa pinagkukunan ng Official Development Assistance (ODA) ng Pilipinas noong 2020.