2026-04-29 156c1d4f5f827d479a7076d22932af29e72cebf2 12 Japan 37 /wiki/japan Japanese prime minister 2 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20japan Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Sanae Takaichi 14 /wiki/sanae%20takaichi crude oil tanker 71 /wiki/oil%20tanker waterway 116 /wiki/waterway Japan Japanese prime minister Middle Eastern crisis Sanae Takaichi crude oil tanker waterway Middle Eastern crisis 2026-04-9 aa7ddd36ec1095132e61deee41d13d553f1069b8 /feed/2026/04/9/gabon-flagged-oil-tanker-msg-crosses-the-strait-of-hormuz-according-to-marinetraffic-making-it-the-first-non-iranian-oi Gabon-flagged oil tanker MSG crosses the Strait of Hormuz according to MarineTraffic, making it the first non-Iranian oil tanker to cross the waterway since the ceasefire was announced. 1775804894 2026-04-9 157c7058cdaa7d43ff7ffb7f6ac36121a4344d4e 15 Middle Eastern crisis crude oil tanker waterway 3 /feed/2026/04/9/gabon-flagged-oil-tanker-msg-crosses-the-strait-of-hormuz-according-to-marinetraffic-making-it-the-first-non-iranian Gabon-flagged oil tanker "MSG" crosses the Strait of Hormuz according to MarineTraffic, making it the first non-Iranian oil tanker to cross the waterway since the ceasefire was announced. 2026-04-8 89230276231dd18e09fef6148c59ed9b3851adc1 51 Japan Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi 3 /feed/2026/04/8/around-50000-protestors-across-over-150-locations-including-around-30000-outside-the-national-diet-building-in-chiyod Around 50,000 protestors across over 150 locations, including around 30,000 outside the National Diet Building in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, protest against the war and proposals by prime minister Sanae Takaichi plan to revise Article 9 of the constitution. 2026-04-6 a357200700b64e590399c99810fb1d475fd17ec3 /feed/2026/04/6/japanese-prime-minister-sanae-takaichi-says-that-the-japanese-government-is-planning-to-hold-summit-talks-with-iran-amid Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says that the Japanese government is planning to hold summit talks with Iran amidst ongoing tensions in the Middle East. 1775489598 2026-04-6 0b9f35b16824a4bdbd1300c3e32d6143b35e5266 57 Japan Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi 3 /feed/2026/04/6/japanese-prime-minister-sanae-takaichi-says-that-her-government-is-planning-to-hold-summit-talks-with-iran-amidst-the-ir Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi says that her government is planning to hold summit talks with Iran amidst the Iran war. 2026-04-3 87c2bc0c86c320303a6510434425d045bde7618b /feed/2026/04/3/japanese-shipping-company-mitsui-osk-lines-says-that-a-liquefied-natural-gas-lng-oil-tanker-registered-in-japan-cro Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that a liquefied natural gas (LNG) oil tanker registered in Japan crosses the Strait of Hormuz for the first since the outbreak of the Iran war. A third ship also crosses the strait. 1775286483 2026-04-3 e0ab1924434ba08569135acf953725154ffbc4ad 7 Japan Middle Eastern crisis crude oil tanker 3 /feed/2026/04/3/japanese-shipping-company-mitsui-osk-lines-says-that-a-liquefied-natural-gas-oil-tanker-registered-in-japan-crosses-t Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that a liquefied natural gas oil tanker registered in Japan crosses the Strait of Hormuz for the first since the beginning of the Iran war. A third ship also crosses the strait. 2026-02-18 43a281d1cada95f120a62e3da2295f277ed9ba44 14 Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi 2 /feed/2026/02/18/sanae-takaichi-is-re-appointed-prime-minister-of-japan-by-the-house-of-representatives-after-winning-the-legislative-ele Sanae Takaichi is re-appointed Prime Minister of Japan by the House of Representatives after winning the legislative election. 2026-01-21 aec86bdaac69f75678d13ffcf49e72719e68ad0f 14 Japan Japanese prime minister 2 /feed/2026/01/21/a-district-court-in-nara-japan-sentences-tetsuya-yamagami-to-life-in-prison-for-assassinating-former-prime-minister-sh A district court in Nara, Japan, sentences Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison for assassinating former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022. 2025-10-21 5ba6c64096e68eb1fadf673df3c60d07c1cb1d82 /feed/2025/10/21/sanae-takaichi-is-elected-as-japan-s-first-female-prime-minister-by-the-house-of-representatives Sanae Takaichi is elected as Japan's first female prime minister by the House of Representatives. 1761056568 2025-10-21 5fffb28663938e754d472d4a237ebce93257fb6e /feed/2025/10/21/sanae-takaichi-is-elected-as-japan-s-first-female-prime-minister Sanae Takaichi is elected as Japan’s first female prime minister. 1761027772 2025-10-21 a6b8d0e4ca47d85ad00540ce93406b8fa36467f5 13 Japan Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi 3 /feed/2025/10/21/sanae-takaichi-is-elected-as-japan-s-first-female-prime-minister-by-the-house-of-representatives-after-her-party-the-li Sanae Takaichi is elected as Japan's first female prime minister by the House of Representatives after her party, the Liberal Democratic Party, agreed to form a coalition government with the Japan Innovation Party. 2025-10-4 1eb774258264a1a8c5af18d8d53a5bf859db6b98 28 Japan Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi 3 /feed/2025/10/4/sanae-takaichi-defeats-shinjiro-koizumi-in-a-runoff-election-to-become-the-next-president-of-the-liberal-democratic-part Sanae Takaichi defeats Shinjiro Koizumi in a runoff election to become the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and prime minister-designate. She is the first female leader of the LDP and, should she be confirmed by the Diet, the first female prime minister of Japan. 2023-01-13 79b554fecb485817d8126b775d709990652b2139 5 Japan Japanese prime minister 2 /feed/2023/01/13/prosecutors-in-japan-charge-the-42-year-old-accused-killer-of-former-prime-minister-shinzo-abe-with-murder-additional-c Prosecutors in Japan charge the 42-year-old accused killer of former prime minister Shinzo Abe with murder. Additional charges are expected after the man was found competent by psychiatrists earlier this week. 2015-01-14 bb14c6be6528c5465afea9b1ff7436fea7710bb4 6 Japan Japanese prime minister 2 /feed/2015/01/14/the-cabinet-of-prime-minister-of-japan-shinzo-abe-approves-a-record-defence-budget-with-a-plan-to-buy-surveillance-aircr The cabinet of Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe approves a record defence budget with a plan to buy surveillance aircraft and Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to improve security of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea claimed by both Japan and China. /feed/2026/04/29/japanese-prime-minister-sanae-takaichi-confirms-that-the-japan-flagged-crude-oil-tanker-idemitsu-maru-has-successfully AFP via AA 29 a54943313ef04a78038a94ef75e6877c5624cb22 4 https://v.aa.com.tr/3921800 2026 Newsweek 29 09a6e30ffe803ca5ae555eaccf554e9cceb5f5bd 4 https://www.newsweek.com/japan-lobbied-iran-get-tanker-through-strait-hormuz-11891877 2026 The Chosun Ilbo 29 587a8040bcb47b70e132d01b167ebce23151a4c1 4 https://www.chosun.com/english/world-en/2026/04/30/2EPWVVCKYBCIJOY6LAFW2NCAYE/ 2026 Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi confirms that the Japan-flagged crude oil tanker "Idemitsu Maru" has successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz, making it the first direct passage of a Japanese oil tanker to cross the waterway since the war began on February 28.