TOKYO - An explosive thrown at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at an election rally on Saturday (April 15) has raised alarming questions about the state of VIP security, less than a year after a ...

2001-06-28 04:00:00 PDT Tokyo-- Not long ago, Dr. Torao Tokuda, a wealthy member of parliament, invited about 15 of his colleagues to an exclusive Tokyo restaurant with geishas, promising that they ...

The fatal shooting of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe from close-range at a political rally on Friday has raised questions about protection for high-profile figures in a country where political ...

A Big Wig. A Head Honcho. Man On Top. All of these have nothing on being a Very Important Person. But in the Far East, a VIP means something very different. But what does being a VIP have to do with ...

The Japanese government plans to obtain two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to replace a pair of 747-400s used for the VIP transport mission. The planned acquisition was confirmed by All Nippon Airways (ANA ...

SAPPORO -- While most parts of the first urban park in this northern Japan city that opened in the Meiji era (1868-1912) have since been turned into residential areas, a wooden single-story house ...

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech to support his ruling party’s candidate in a local election in Saiki, Oita Prefecture, Japan April 16, 2023, in this photo taken by Kyodo.