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Anger is growing in Japan over the state funeral for Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July. The former prime minister had links to the Unification Church, a controversial religious organisation based in South Korea. We find out more about the relationship between the sect and Japan's political elite by…

Main focus is on the footwear sector, says Minister Thangam Thennarasu

Later on Thursday, Kishida stated Tokyo's intention to consider making the Nippon Individual Savings Account (NISA) investment scheme permanent in his speech at the New York Stock Exchange.

The bribery scandal being uncovered after the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics allegedly extends even to the cute but lucrative stuffed mascot toys.

Several hundred protesters demanded the cancellation of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s state funeral as they shouted slogans and waved banners in a Tokyo park

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 briefly struck the southern part of Japan's Ibaraki prefecture on Friday, authorities said, shaking buildings in Tokyo.

In a country where voters are increasingly opposed to a state funeral for Shinzo Abe, support for the event remains high among younger Japanese who see themselves as having benefited from his economic policies during his record run as premier.

As Japan Rail celebrates 150 years since it first starting its network, it is preparing to start running an incredibly rapid train which will link Tokyo and Nagoya in just 40 minutes

The government decided on Wednesday to arrange two flower stands in a park near Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, the venue for the state funeral of Abe, who was fatally shot in July.

The governments of South Korea and Japan say their leaders have agreed to accelerate efforts to mend ties frayed over Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula

More protests are expected before the state funeral next week for Japan's divisive former leader. Shinzo Abe's assassination in July has highlighted the Unification Church's ties to Japanese politics.