2026-08-21 1ecc2660a5b2863426d117e48a68f5a88020406b 7 Capital punishment in Japan 1 /wiki/capital%20punishment%20in%20japan Japan 2 /wiki/japan Osaka 71 /wiki/osaka Sanae Takaichi 116 /wiki/sanae%20takaichi arson 14 /wiki/arson pachinko parlor 37 /wiki/pachinko%20parlor Capital punishment in Japan Japan Osaka Sanae Takaichi arson pachinko parlor Capital punishment in Japan 2026-04-29 156c1d4f5f827d479a7076d22932af29e72cebf2 12 Japan Sanae Takaichi 2 /feed/2026/04/29/japanese-prime-minister-sanae-takaichi-confirms-that-the-japan-flagged-crude-oil-tanker-idemitsu-maru-has-successfully 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. 2026-04-8 89230276231dd18e09fef6148c59ed9b3851adc1 51 Japan Sanae Takaichi 2 /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 Sanae Takaichi 2 /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. 2026-02-12 a03b15da999ef0e09a6bedc2c82a67c7ad0acacf /feed/2026/02/12/the-japanese-fisheries-agency-seize-a-chinese-fishing-vessel-and-arrest-its-captain-after-the-vessel-failed-to-stop-for The Japanese fisheries agency seize a Chinese fishing vessel and arrest its captain after the vessel failed to stop for inspection within Japan's exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki Prefecture, marking the first such seizure since 2022. 1770996010 2026-02-12 6c47b841e41e2cac61cfd83d000e7e4b2a909b6e 7 Japan 1 /feed/2026/02/12/the-japanese-fisheries-agency-seize-a-chinese-fishing-vessel-and-arrest-its-captain-who-failed-to-stop-for-inspection-wi The Japanese fisheries agency seize a Chinese fishing vessel and arrest its captain who failed to stop for inspection within Japan's exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki Prefecture, marking the first such seizure since 2022. 2025-11-27 bfe34ddcb6b462cf03b7f639f8efa10a8276a88c 17 Japan 1 /feed/2025/11/27/the-united-nations-department-of-economic-and-social-affairs-estimates-that-jakarta-indonesia-has-surpassed-tokyo-jap The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs estimates that Jakarta, Indonesia, has surpassed Tokyo, Japan, as the largest city in the world. 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 Sanae Takaichi 2 /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 Sanae Takaichi 2 /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. 2025-06-27 0e36044624fd4667fde510b16ee4520c9b643b06 /feed/2025/06/27/japanese-serial-killer-and-rapist-takahiro-shiraishi-is-executed-for-the-2017-murders-and-dismemberments-of-nine-people Japanese serial killer and rapist Takahiro Shiraishi is executed for the 2017 murders and dismemberments of nine people in his apartment in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. 1751078347 2025-06-27 0ad9d39d786affe1a989db7ae30d4f70d6d29b98 8 Capital punishment in Japan Japan 2 /feed/2025/06/27/serial-killer-and-rapist-takahiro-shiraishi-is-executed-for-the-2017-murders-and-dismemberments-of-nine-people-in-his-ap Serial killer and rapist Takahiro Shiraishi is executed for the 2017 murders and dismemberments of nine people in his apartment in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. 2025-04-13 6be8ba519e4dd0fb0fa195697be9d33fb45fb02d 8 Japan Osaka 2 /feed/2025/04/13/the-opening-ceremony-for-the-2025-world-expo-is-held-in-osaka-japan-which-includes-pavilions-for-160-countries The opening ceremony for the 2025 World Expo is held in Osaka, Japan, which includes pavilions for 160 countries. 2025-03-27 8dc3822a1d5fdf7d17d3e316f1e7846c341dd187 /feed/2025/03/27/japan-confirms-it-has-asked-the-us-for-an-exemption-from-the-new-tariffs-saying-the-25-tariff-on-vehicle-imports-woul Japan confirms it has asked the U.S. for an exemption from the new tariffs saying the 25% tariff on vehicle imports would have a massive negative impact on its automotive industry. Japan is one of the largest exporters of cars to the United States. 1743103894 2025-03-27 c3961f369ed6789f92c7c46c27adb196b01c130e 11 Japan 1 /feed/2025/03/27/japan-confirms-it-has-asked-the-us-for-an-exemption-from-the-new-automotive-tariffs-saying-the-25-tariff-on-vehicle Japan confirms it has asked the U.S. for an exemption from the new automotive tariffs, saying the 25% tariff on vehicle imports would have a massive negative impact on its automotive industry. Japan is one of the largest exporters of cars to the United States. /feed/2026/08/21/japan-executes-a-58-year-old-man-for-a-2009-arson-attack-that-killed-five-people-at-a-pachinko-parlor-in-osaka-it-is-th The Japan Times 21 286f3f604fb2ca533e6f964af2f2c7c3c60eb580 8 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/21/japan/crime-legal/death-penalty-execution/ 2026 Japan executes a 58-year-old man for a 2009 arson attack that killed five people at a pachinko parlor in Osaka. It is the first execution under the premiership of Sanae Takaichi.