Japan’s agriculture minister, Taku Etō, resigned on May 21 just six months into his term, following a public backlash to his joke that he never buys rice because supporters give it to him for free.

Controversial remarks by one former prime minister, Tarō Asō, were routinely followed by retractions – and the ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP) even distributed a gaffe-prevention manual ...

Japan’s agriculture minister, Taku Etō, resigned on May 21 just six months into his term, following a public backlash to his joke that he never buys rice because supporters give it to him for free.

Japan's agriculture minister, Taku Etō, resigned on May 21 just six months into his term, following a public backlash to his joke that he never buys ...

Chief Adviser Prof Yunus on Wednesday told former Japanese Prime Minister and Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship League President Tarō Asō that the country’s next national election will be held ...

Reports on personal wealth among lower house lawmakers found that former Prime Minister Asō Tarō is the richest member of the House of Representatives, while the average was the lowest on record.

It is an auspicious week for the Japanese imperial family, as Princess Tomohito of Mikasa celebrates her milestone 70th birthday. Born Nobuko Asō in Tokyo in 1955, the Princess is the third daughter ...

Akiko – who is the oldest daughter of Prince and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa and the niece of former Prime Minister Tarō Asō – then welcomed the fastest three racers to the podium. British racer Lando ...

New lawmaker Saria Hino takes her seat on Monday as one of a record number of women in Japan's parliament, but while campaigning ahead of the recent election, a voter ...

Tarō Asō Japanese politician Tarō Asō served as prime minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009 and as deputy prime minister of Japan and minister of finance from 2012 to 2021.

The Liberal Democratic Party, a key political force in Japan since 1955, stands at a crossroads after the political murder of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. Growing apprehensions about the ...

Visiting Taipei last August, Liberal Democratic Party Vice-President Asō Tarō created a minor media frenzy by stressing the “willingness to fight” as a condition for peace in the Taiwan ...