2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (226+ words) The approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet slipped to 55. 8 percent, the lowest point since she took office last October, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday, amid uncertainty lingering in the resource-poor country over the economic fallout from…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (107+ words) Read full story here Japan foreigner entry visa fees to be hiked 5-fold to 15, 000 yen from July Tokaido Shinkansen train services resume after person fatally hit M5. 5 quake jolts eastern Japan near Tokyo, no tsunami warning issued Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (105+ words) Read full story here Japan foreigner entry visa fees to be hiked 5-fold to 15, 000 yen from July Tokaido Shinkansen train services resume after person fatally hit M5. 5 quake jolts eastern Japan near Tokyo, no tsunami warning issued Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (105+ words) Read full story here Japan foreigner entry visa fees to be hiked 5-fold to 15, 000 yen from July Tokaido Shinkansen train services resume after person fatally hit M5. 5 quake jolts eastern Japan near Tokyo, no tsunami warning issued Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet…...

7+ hour, 47+ min ago  (471+ words) TOKYO - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been spending more time socializing with senior ruling party members over lunches and dinners in recent months, in an apparent overture to ease internal dissatisfaction with her leadership style. The outreach came as Takaichi's…...

9+ hour, 39+ min ago  (659+ words) Iran military says Strait of Hormuz closed again, cites deal violations CAIRO - Iran's military authorities said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed again, citing alleged U. S. and Israeli violations of a memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington…...

20+ hour, 8+ min ago  (343+ words) KYIV - Ukraine believes the accuracy of North Korean short-range ballistic missiles used by Russia in the war in Ukraine has improved significantly, defense authorities said Saturday. The margin of error in the missiles' landing point, which was at least 1 kilometer…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (661+ words) U. S. -Iran talks scheduled for Friday in Switzerland called off LUCERNE, Switzerland - The next phase of negotiations between the United States and Iran, planned to begin Friday in Switzerland, has been postponed, the Swiss government said, clouding prospects for the two…...

2+ day, 18+ min ago  (300+ words) TOKYO - Japan's parliament on Friday enacted legislative revisions to expand support for elderly people without relatives or reliable family support, as familial ties in the aging nation weaken amid a rise in single-person households. The changes will require local municipalities…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (15+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News...