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Japan to nominate Hikone Castle for 2028 World Heritage listing

Hikone Mayor Issei Tajima (front row, 4th from L) celebrates with the western Japan city's popular mascot Hikonyan at the city government headquarters in Shiga Prefecture on Sept. 3, 2026, after a Japanese government council selected Hikone Castle, a national treasure, as a candidate for nomination for the 2028 UNESCO World Heritage list.

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[Breaking News]Japan 10-year gov't bond yield hits 3.000%

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 2 Kyodo - A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond hitting 3.000 percent on Sept. 1, 2026, the first time since October 1996. (Kyodo)

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Vietnamese ambassador to United Nations in Hiroshima

Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations Do Hung Viet (L) holds talks with Hiroshima Gov. Mika Yokota at the prefectural government headquarters in the western Japan city on Sept. 1, 2026. The ambassador presided over the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in New York in April through May.

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Vietnamese ambassador to United Nations in Hiroshima

Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations Do Hung Viet (L) holds talks with Hiroshima Gov. Mika Yokota (R) at the prefectural government headquarters in the western Japan city on Sept. 1, 2026. The ambassador presided over the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in New York in April through May.

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Japan 10-year gov't bond yield hits 3.005%

A financial data monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond hitting 3.005 percent in after-hours trading on Sept. 1, 2026, its highest level since September 1996.

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Japan PM meets press over gov't bond yield rise to 3%

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, after the yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond rose to the 3 percent level for the first time in about 30 years.

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Japan 10-year gov't bond yield hits 3.000%

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond hitting 3.000 percent on Sept. 1, 2026, the first time since October 1996.

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Japan 10-year gov't bond yield hits 3.000%

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond hitting 3.000 percent on Sept. 1, 2026, the first time since October 1996.

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Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi heads to the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, for a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a disaster response headquarters meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi heads to the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, for a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a disaster response headquarters meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) speaks at a disaster response headquarters meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a disaster response headquarters meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a disaster response headquarters meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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CORRECTED: Government disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2026, as part of a government disaster drill simulating a large earthquake striking the country. The day marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Japan's 10-year gov't bond yield hits 2.950%

A financial monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond hitting 2.950 percent on the morning of Aug. 31, 2026, its highest level since October 1996.

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IPC head Parsons meets with Tokyo governor

International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons (L) meets with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the Tokyo metropolitan government headquarters in the capital on Aug. 28, 2026.

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Japan's rice reserves

File photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows the Japanese government's rice stockpile at a storage center in Kanagawa Prefecture. Japan's farm ministry is set to buy back rice it released from its stockpile in 2025 amid calls by farmers concerned about a surplus and a price collapse.

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Japan's rice reserves

File photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows the Japanese government's rice stockpile at a storage center in Kanagawa Prefecture. Japan's farm ministry is set to buy back rice it released from its stockpile in 2025 amid calls by farmers concerned about a surplus and a price collapse.

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Japan's rice reserves

File photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows the Japanese government's rice stockpile at a storage center in Kanagawa Prefecture. Japan's farm ministry is set to buy back rice it released from its stockpile in 2025 amid calls by farmers concerned about a surplus and a price collapse.

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Ex-Japan abductee Soga calls for early gov't action

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga speaks during a rally in Ageo in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 25, 2026, urging the government to take action to rescue Japanese still in North Korea, in light of the age of their family members. Soga, 67, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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Ex-Japan abductee Soga calls for early gov't action

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga speaks during a rally in Ageo in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 25, 2026, urging the government to take action to rescue Japanese still in North Korea, in light of the age of their family members. Soga, 67, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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Ex-Japan abductee Soga calls for early gov't action

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga speaks during a rally in Ageo in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 25, 2026, urging the government to take action to rescue Japanese still in North Korea, in light of the age of their family members. Soga, 67, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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Ex-Japan abductee Soga calls for early gov't action

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga speaks during a rally in Ageo in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 25, 2026, urging the government to take action to rescue Japanese still in North Korea, in light of the age of their family members. Soga, 67, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (far R) meets with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (front, L) at the prefectural government headquarters in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 23, 2026, during his visit following a powerful earthquake that hit the region on July 28.

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Defense Minister Koizumi in quake-hit Kumamoto

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) shakes hands with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura at the prefectural government headquarters in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 23, 2026, during his visit following a powerful earthquake that hit the region on July 28.

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[Breaking News]Japan's 10-year gov't bond yield hits 2.930%

TOKYO, Japan, July 17 Kyodo - A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on Japan's newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond hitting 2.930 percent on the morning of Aug. 17, 2026, its highest level since October 1996, amid growing speculation of early credit tightening by the Bank of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan envoy answers Russian summons amid Putin isle visit spat

Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto (R) leaves the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow on Aug. 18, 2026, following a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. Muto was summoned by Russia following the Japanese government's protest over Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Crown prince, princess off to Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko bow from a government plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, before departing for an official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

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Crown prince, princess off to Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko board a government plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, for an official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

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Japan's 10-year gov't bond yield hits 2.945%

A financial monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the yield on Japan's newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond continuing to rise, temporarily hitting 2.945 percent on the morning of Aug. 18, 2026, its highest level since October 1996, on selling backed by speculation of early credit tightening by the Bank of Japan.

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Japan's 10-year gov't bond yield hits 2.930%

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on Japan's newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond hitting 2.930 percent on the morning of Aug. 17, 2026, its highest level since October 1996, amid growing speculation of early credit tightening by the Bank of Japan.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Chiba

Chiba city government officials push an abandoned vehicle on a road in Chiba near Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, following the torrential rain that hit the area on Aug. 13.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in eastern Japan

People take shelter at the Chiba prefectural government office building, opened to stranded commuters, in Chiba, east of Tokyo, in the early morning of Aug. 14, 2026, as public transportation services remain suspended following overnight torrential rain. Japan's weather agency issued its highest Level 5 warning for downpours in parts of Chiba Prefecture.

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Torrential rain pounds Chiba Pref.

People stay at a makeshift evacuation center set up at the Chiba prefectural government office in the city of Chiba near Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2026, as public transportation is disrupted following torrential rain that pounded the region.

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U.N. disarmament chief Nakamitsu in Nagasaki

U.N. high representative for disarmament affairs Izumi Nakamitsu meets the press following a dialogue with young people held at the Nagasaki prefectural government office in Nagasaki on Aug. 10, 2026, a day after the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in World War II.

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U.S. military airlifts drinking water to quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass speaks during a visit to the Kumamoto prefectural government headquarters in Kumamoto on Aug. 9, 2026, as a U.S. military KC-130 transport aircraft airlifts 16 tons of drinking water for people affected by a recent massive earthquake.

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U.S. military airlifts drinking water to quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass (R) shakes hands with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura at the prefectural government headquarters in Kumamoto on Aug. 9, 2026, as a U.S. military KC-130 transport aircraft airlifts 16 tons of drinking water for people affected by a recent massive earthquake.

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Japan PM meets with Tokyo governor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026. Koike told the press afterward that she called for the central government to address the capital's expected tax revenue fall following the planned cut to 1 percent from the current 8 percent in the consumption tax on food and beverages for two years starting in April 2027.

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Japan PM meets with Tokyo governor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026. Koike told the press afterward that she called for the central government to address the capital's expected tax revenue fall following the planned cut to 1 percent from the current 8 percent in the consumption tax on food and beverages for two years starting in April 2027.

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Japan PM meets with Tokyo governor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026. Koike told the press afterward that she called for the central government to address the capital's expected tax revenue fall following the planned cut to 1 percent from the current 8 percent in the consumption tax on food and beverages for two years starting in April 2027.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s. (Kyodo)

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at enhancing public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school students from across Japan participate in a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at enhancing public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Junior high school student meeting on abductions by N. Korea

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, speaks to junior high school students from across Japan during a government-sponsored meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026, aimed at raising public awareness, especially among young people, of the abduction issue. Yokota is a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13.

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A-bomb survivors' groups meet PM Takaichi in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (seated, far L) meets with representatives of groups of atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. The group complained to Takaichi about discussions by the government and ruling parties on reviewing Japan's nonnuclear principles.

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A-bomb survivors' groups meet PM Takaichi in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (seated, far L) meets with representatives of groups of atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2026, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. The group complained to Takaichi about discussions by the government and ruling parties on reviewing Japan's nonnuclear principles.