A child of Hiroshima,Fumio Kishida is using some of his domestic political capital to expand Japan’s mark on the world.
After three months of protest and bitter debate,Japan has finally farewelled its longest-serving prime minister.
Early exit polls suggested the LDP would not be able to retain a majority in Sunday’s election following a tumultuous year in which it lost two of its former leaders.
It took an Olympics without spectators,four states of emergency,and the resignation of a prime minister,but after four months,Japan has crushed its sharpest coronavirus wave.
The establishment candidate defeated popular favourite Taro Kono to take the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party.
The leaders of the United States,Australia,India and Japan are meeting in Washington in person for the first time on Saturday AEST. Here is what they want.
Some Labor MPs believe the party should not offer immediate support for the decision to sign a deal for nuclear submarines with the US and UK.
Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi has warned China’s clout is backed by force and coercion,and it is trying to make its dominance “into a fait accompli”.
The man who wants to replace the Japanese PM next month says no amount of Olympic gold would compensate for “putting the lives of the Japanese people” at risk.
Tokyo is staring at a typhoon,searing heat and a record number of daily infections. Its Prime Minister is facing a different storm.
Leading virologist Hitoshi Oshitani does not accept assurances from Games organisers that the Olympic village is well protected against an outbreak.