With Japanese PM announcing his resignation, attention turns to who will next steer the world's fourth-largest economy
Japanese stocks rallied Friday on a mixed day for Asian markets, fuelled by relief that Tokyo and Washington had settled a tariff issue that raised concerns about their trade deal.
Students and survivors laid flowers at the memorial cenotaph with the ruins of a domed building in the background
The level surpassed the previous record of 41.2C set only last week. The previous high was 41.1C -- seen in 2020 and in 2018.
PM Ishiba's centre-right LDP has governed Japan almost continuously since 1955, albeit with frequent changes of leader
Japan will waive basic water bills will for Tokyo residents this summer to combat the impact of extreme heat, the government said
Japan's economy contracted 0.2 percent between January and March, the first quarterly drop in a year, according to cabinet office data released Friday.
The government will carefully make a decision
With Japanese PM announcing his resignation, attention turns to who will next steer the world's fourth-largest economy
Japanese stocks rallied Friday on a mixed day for Asian markets, fuelled by relief that Tokyo and Washington had settled a tariff issue that raised concerns about their trade deal.
Students and survivors laid flowers at the memorial cenotaph with the ruins of a domed building in the background
The level surpassed the previous record of 41.2C set only last week. The previous high was 41.1C -- seen in 2020 and in 2018.
PM Ishiba's centre-right LDP has governed Japan almost continuously since 1955, albeit with frequent changes of leader
Japan will waive basic water bills will for Tokyo residents this summer to combat the impact of extreme heat, the government said
Japan's economy contracted 0.2 percent between January and March, the first quarterly drop in a year, according to cabinet office data released Friday.
The government will carefully make a decision
Tariffs imposed on Japanese goods by US President Donald Trump's administration are a "national crisis," Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday as he prepared to hold cross-party talks on mitigating the impact
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition fell short of his declared "victory line" of a majority in snap parliamentary elections, media projections showed Monday
