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Tokyo (AFP) - Japan approved a major defence policy overhaul on Friday, including a significant spending hike, as it warned China poses the "greatest strategic challenge ever" to its security.

Japan isn’t known for being an aggressive country in the world of foreign affairs. Successive Japanese governments have taken pains to emphasize their peacelike nature, a direct consequence of Tokyo finding itself on the losing side of the most horrific war of the 20th century. Japan’s constitution renounces the use…

The extraordinary session of the Diet that came to a close Saturday was shaken by the resignations of three Cabinet ministers, an unusual development that was problematic for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

A bill intended to prevent damage from unscrupulous solicitations for large donations by groups such as the Unification Church was passed into law Saturday by a majority vote in the House of Councillors.

Japan’s parliament has enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups, which mainly targets the Unification Church, whose fundraising tactics and cozy ties with the governing party caused public outrage

A possible corporate tax hike has become the focus of attention for the government and the ruling parties as they look for a stable source of funds for a planned defense spending increase, according to sources. They also plan to discuss the idea of targeting the corporate tax hike at…

Japan has announced it will jointly develop its next-generation fighter jet with the U.K. and Italy

The Samurai Blue may have been defeated by Croatia in the round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in Qatar, but they have left their fans satisfied.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed the Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner Komeito on Thursday to consider ways to increase annual tax revenues by about 1 trillion yen by fiscal 2027 to fund a drastic enhancement of the nation's defense capabilities.