July 7, 2025
Sydney 29

Tokyo voters punish Japan ruling party ahead of national election

TOKYO: Voters in Tokyo knocked Japan’s ruling party from its position as the largest group in the city assembly, results showed Monday, a warning sign for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s unpopular government before July elections.Japanese media said it was a record-low result in the key local ballot for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has […]

Tokyo snubs Washington: Japan pulls plug on 2+2 security talks with US; defence budget demand sparks row

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba (left) and US President Donald Trump (PTI) Japan has cancelled a high-level meeting with its closest ally United States, after the Trump administration abruptly demanded Tokyo to spend more on defence, reported The Financial Times on Friday.US secretary of state Marco Rubio and defence secretary Pete Hegseth were expected to meet […]

In L.A.’s Little Tokyo, Protests Draw Sympathy and Frustration

new video loaded: In L.A.’s Little Tokyo, Protests Draw Sympathy and Frustration transcript Back transcript In L.A.’s Little Tokyo, Protests Draw Sympathy and Frustration Business owners and locals in Little Tokyo say they are conflicted: frustrated as they scrub graffiti and clean up after looting, but also holding a deep sense of solidarity with anti-immigration […]

Man with knife slashes two at a Tokyo station

TOKYO : A man with a knife slashed two passengers waiting for a train at a Tokyo subway station during the evening rush on Wednesday, and their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, Japanese media reported.Japan’s NHK television said the attacker was seen brandishing a kitchen knife on the platform of a station on […]