OSAKA--The Osaka gubernatorial election campaign opened on Jan. 22 following Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura’s resignation and announcement that he had filed to run, along with two first-time ...

Local audiences were afforded a rare treat by the Sarasota Orchestra when 14-year-old Himari Yoshimura stepped on stage ...

The Osaka governor’s resignation has drawn criticism from within the Japan Innovation Party, which he also leads.

Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of the Japan Innovation Party, the coalition partner of Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party, told ...

Pretty Derby is getting a theatrical movie release in the West, debuting in US cinemas on February 27th, 2026.

Japan''s PM Sanae Takaichi is preparing to call a snap general election, aiming to capitalise on her strong personal approval ratings and secure a clear mandate for her government, according to her ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to call a general election as soon as next month, a gamble aimed at cementing ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will call a snap election early in the parliamentary session starting later this month, in a bid to shore up her leadership and secure a ...

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi intends to dissolve the Lower House for a snap election soon after the annual ...

Both the governor and mayor of Osaka are considering resigning from their posts to pave the way for the city to become a ...

PM Sanae Takaichi may capitalise on high approval ratings and take the country to the polls in February, per local media. If ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may call an early general election, the head of her party's coalition partner ...