China and the EU vowed Wednesday to strike back and defend their economic interests against sweeping new US steel and aluminium tariffs, moving Washington closer to an all-out trade war with two major ...

The Nansei Shoto south-western island chain will be within the theatre of conflict if war were to break out over Taiwan. Read ...

“We believe the declining births has not been effectively controlled,” chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters, adding that the government will steadily pursue expanded ...

TOKYO — The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for a ninth straight year to a record low, according to health ministry data released Thursday. The faster-than-predicted decline ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Group of Seven nations have agreed on the need for unity in bringing ...

a study is being made while balancing the protection of personal rights and interests and the utilization of personal information," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a news ...

That is the goal of the Japanese diplomacy.” Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi also said on Tuesday that the G7 nations agreed to collaborate in ending the conflict in Ukraine.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi stressed Japan will "respond appropriately by looking into the details of the (tariffs) when they are revealed and how they impact Japan." The United States ...