Japan FM says Tokyo ‘determined’ to support Ukraine

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said on a surprise visit to Kyiv on Sunday that Tokyo was "determined" to support Ukraine, as the second anniversary of Moscow's invasion nears. "Japan is determined to support Ukraine so that peace can return to Ukraine, ( read original story ...)

Japan prosecutors make first arrest in the political fundraising scandal sweeping the ruling party

Japanese prosecutors made their first arrest Sunday in connection with a major political slush funds scandal that has rocked Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's already unpopular government. Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office apprehended former vice-education minister Yoshitaka Ikeda on suspicion of failing to report fundraising proceeds he received from his faction within the governing Liberal Democratic ...