Japan's first female prime minister counts on her popularity to help her party win Sunday's election

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking to leverage her popularity to help her party win Sunday's snap election as ...
Hoodline

Neon Fever Dream, Tokyo-Style Listening Lounge Crashes Into Downtown Vegas

Downtown Las Vegas just picked up a new late-night oddity in the form of Pachi Pachi, a Tokyo-inspired listening lounge that ...
毎日新聞

Japan PM Takaichi says to dissolve lower house on Fri. for Feb. 8 election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she will dissolve the House of ...
Daily Mail

Italian premier Giorgia Meloni bonds with fellow female leader Sanae Takaichi of Japan over birthday cake, selfies and a deep love of Margaret Thatcher

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appeared to hit it off instantly as they met in Tokyo on Friday. The two leaders bonded over birthday cake, selfies and ...
Boston Herald

Japan’s Takaichi plans to dissolve lower house to set up an early snap election

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house of Parliament soon to pave the way for a snap election to seek the public’s mandate for her policies, a top party ...
The Express Tribune

Japan to mine deep-sea rare earths

A Japanese research vessel on Monday began a historic voyage to attempt to dig deep-sea rare earths at a depth of 6,000 metres to curb dependence on China. Scientific drilling boat called the Chikyu ...
scmp.com

Japan launches world’s first deep sea trial to secure own rare earth supply

A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo’s drive to curb its reliance on China for critical minerals as Beijing tightens ...
Mining

Japan launches world’s first deep-sea rare earth mining test

Japan has launched the world’s first test to extract rare earth elements from deep-sea mud, aiming to reduce its reliance on Chinese supplies amid rising geopolitical and trade tensions. Chikyu, a ...
The Jakarta Post

Speculation grows over Jan. dissolution of Japan's lower house

Mon, January 12, 2026 Published on Jan. 12, 2026 Published on 2026-01-12T09:07:45+07:00 Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 ...
Global Times

Japan reportedly to begin deep-sea rare earth mud extraction trial; Chinese expert says project viability faces prohibitive costs and slim prospects

Japan is set to launch the world's first experimental extraction of so-called "rare earth mud" within its exclusive economic zone on Sunday, according to multiple Japanese media reports. The Japanese ...
Wyoming News

Japan aims to dig deep-sea rare earths to reduce China dependence

A Japanese research vessel on Monday began a historic voyage to attempt to dig deep-sea rare earths at a depth of 6,000 metres to curb dependence on China. Scientific drilling boat called the Chikyu ...