Sui Yuito

Fukuoka prefecture subsidy to parliamentary leagues draws scrutiny after 30-year practice Fukuoka prefecture allocated up to ¥12 million a year to subsidize parliamentary leagues’ travel and activities, a practice in …

Hayashi Yoshimasa Reappointed as Chief Cabinet Secretary by Prime Minister Ishiba Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Oct. 1, 2024, reappointed Hayashi Yoshimasa as Chief Cabinet Secretary, a move that places …

Tomuraushi bear sighting forces helicopter rescue as hikers urged to carry deterrents Tomuraushi bear sighting left a solo hiker stranded and prompted a police helicopter rescue on July 4; local …

Ishiba administration examined as LDP split widens over wartime "reflection" Ishiba administration examined as a widening LDP split over wartime "reflection" intensifies after Prime Minister Takaichi omitted the term at …

Ishiba–Takaichi LDP presidential election: how local JA support and lawmaker votes decided the 2024 runoff Analysis of the Ishiba–Takaichi LDP presidential election: how JA-backed local votes, party-member outreach and lawmaker …

Himi landslide buries road and fills homes with mud after record Hokuriku rains Heavy rain in Hokuriku produced repeated linear precipitation bands from the early hours of August 27, triggering …

Rikken Shelves Three-Party Merger with Centrist Reform and Komeito, Alliance to Be Abandoned Rikken’s decision to halt the three-party merger marks a setback for plans to form a unified opposition …

US Grants Access to Anthropic’s Claude Mutos for Three Japanese Megabanks Japan secures permission to use Claude Mutos in cybersecurity work, allowing three megabanks to evaluate the AI model for …

Kumamoto earthquake: Semiconductors and Automakers Largely Resume, Local Damage Slows Recovery One month after the Kumamoto earthquake on July 30, 2026, semiconductor and automobile production in the prefecture has mostly …