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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house of Parliament soon for a snap election.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi intends to dissolve the lower house for a snap election soon after a parliamentary ...

On Friday, Japan marked 20 years since members of a shadowy cult let off deadly sarin nerve gas in Tokyo's subway system. The attack was the worst in modern Japanese history, and prompted global ...

Japan's nuclear watchdog is scrapping the safety screening for two reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant.

Multiple earthquakes struck western Japan on Tuesday, local time, centered in Shimane Prefecture and neighboring Tottori ...