2025-04-27 20:16:00
Prime Minister Ishiba, who is visiting Vietnam, inspected a local industrial park where many Japanese companies have set up shop, and expressed his intention to take all possible measures to respond to the impact of the U.S. tariffs on Japanese companies operating overseas.
2025-04-27 18:49:00
At a standing executive meeting on the 27th, the Japan Restoration Party discussed how to handle the resignation notice submitted by Senator Mizuho Umemura, and approved her resignation on the 27th.
2025-04-27 18:34:00
Members of the Japan-China Parliamentary Friendship League, a cross-party group of Diet members, departed for Beijing on the afternoon of the 27th to meet with key figures in the Chinese Communist Party.
2025-04-27 16:14:00
Prime Minister Ishiba, who is visiting two Southeast Asian countries, arrived in Vietnam, the first of his visits, on the afternoon of the 27th. He will then hear from local Japanese companies about the impact of the US tariff measures, and will hold a summit meeting on the 28th to exchange views.
2025-04-27 15:29:00
For the upcoming House of Councillors election in the summer, the Communist Party has set a goal of winning 6.5 million votes through proportional representation, and is also strengthening its messaging on social media in an effort to reach a wide range of people, including young people.
2025-04-27 11:23:00
Prime Minister Shinzo Ishiba departed from Haneda Airport on the morning of the 27th to visit Vietnam and the Philippines. Prior to this, Prime Minister Ishiba expressed his intention to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in areas such as security, and to hear the opinions of local Japanese companies regarding the impact of US tariff measures.
2025-04-27 06:43:00
The funeral of Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church was held on the 26th, and attention will now turn to the outcome of the conclave to select a new pope, which is expected to begin in early May.
2025-04-27 04:31:00
Prime Minister Ishiba will visit Vietnam and the Philippines from the 27th. The leaders will exchange views on the impact of the US tariff measures on the global economy, and he also plans to strengthen cooperation in the security field, with China's strengthening maritime expansion in mind.
