Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s new prime minister, gave the first speech of his campaign on 15 October at the Onahama Fish Market in ...

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Akane Tanaka Schneider walks with her dogs at a park in Ome city, Tokyo. Image: AFP The insularity of rural Japan was stifling for 37-year-old Akane Tanaka Schneider, who grew up in Niigata and now ...

Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of a small opposition party now able to wield outsized political influence, had long puzzled over ...

CORRECTS para 22 of October 26 story to say second-youngest sted youngest By pledging to revitalise depopulated rural areas, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to help his party retain ...

The insularity of rural Japan was stifling for 37-year-old Akane Tanaka Schneider, who grew up in Niigata and now runs a small business on the outskirts of Tokyo. “One thing I felt negative about ...

Yamamoto plans to submit testimonies from her online project to decision-makers in local and central governments, which are ...

The insularity of rural Japan was stifling for 37-year-old Akane Tanaka Schneider, who grew up in Niigata and now runs a small business on the outskirts of Tokyo. "One thing I felt negative about ...

HITACHI, Japan — By pledging to revitalize depopulated rural areas, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to help his party retain its majority in Sunday's general election. Over 40% of ...

HITACHI: By pledging to revitalise depopulated rural areas, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to help his party retain its majority in Sunday’s general election. Over 40 percent of ...