Japan's ban on recognizing same-sex unions is unconstitutional, a court finds. Here's what to know Japan's refusal to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a high court ruled Friday, the latest victory for the LGBGQ+ community to add pressure on the reluctant government. World 13 Dec, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses Congress amid skepticism about US role abroad “Ukraine of today may be East Asia of tomorrow,” Kishida told lawmakers, and later added: “Japan will continue to stand with Ukraine.” World 11 Apr, 2024
Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says The court does not have the power to overturn the current marriage law, which has been interpreted to restrict marriage as between a man and a woman. World 14 Mar, 2024
What to know about Russia's presidential election, set to give Putin another six-year term Russia first used multiple-day voting in the 2020 referendum on constitutional reforms orchestrated by Putin to allow him to run for two more terms. World 10 Mar, 2024
Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there The voting for Russian-installed legislatures in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions has already begun and concludes Sunday. World 08 Sep, 2023
PM Dahal seeks to woo Japanese investors A team, including a Member of Parliament and former minister of state Taira Masaki of Japan’s ruling ‘Liberal Democratic’ party, recently paid a visit to high-ranking leaders including Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Business 17 Jan, 2023
Dahal urges Japan to spur investment in major projects CPN-Maoist Centre Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal today told mediapersons that during his Japan visit he urged investors to invest in prioritised projects of Nepal. Kathmandu 11 Aug, 2022
Dahal meets Japan's senior LDP leader Nikai CPN-Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is presently on a visit to Japan, held a meeting with senior leader of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party Toshihiro Nikai today. Kathmandu 10 Aug, 2022
Japan bids sombre farewell to slain Shinzo Abe, its longest-serving premier With prayers, flowers and flags draped in black ribbons, Japan on Tuesday said farewell to Shinzo Abe, a polarising figure who dominated politics as the country's longest-serving premier, before being gunned down at a campaign rally last week. World 12 Jul, 2022
Japanese mourn ex-PM Shinzo Abe a day after his assassination A steady stream of mourners on Saturday visited the scene of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in the western city of Nara, an unusual act of political violence that has shocked the nation. World 09 Jul, 2022
Japan ex-PM Abe dies after being shot while making a speech Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, died on Friday hours after he was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, shocking a country in which political violence is rare and guns are tightly controlled. World 08 Jul, 2022
Japan's Abe in grave condition after being shot making election speech Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, was in grave condition on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, with public broadcaster NHK saying a man with what appeared to be a homemade gun opened fired. World 08 Jul, 2022
