Japan PM defends decision on state funeral for Abe

Japan's prime minister on Thursday accepted criticism that he had not sufficiently explained why he wants a state funeral for assassinated former premier Shinzo Abe but defended the decision that has ... ( read original story ...)

Can Japan feed itself?

The spectre of faltering food security, admit government officials, is a symbol of both the country’s decline as an economic superpower and the decaying norms of the globalised economic system that ... ( read original story ...)

Gov’t to forgo resubmitting immigration bill

The Japanese government has decided to forgo resubmitting a controversial bill revising immigration rules at an extraordinary parliamentary session expected to be convened in this fall, an official ... ( read original story ...)