Aerial footage showed houses reduced to rubble & thick plumes of smoke rising from the hilly Saganoseki district, the flames had also spread to an uninhabited island 1km off the coast.
Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of the ‘Global Times’, described Takaichi’s behaviour as political sleepwalking and said that Japanese leaders must become more self-aware.
Takaichi's support for Taiwan and plans to revise Japan's pacifist constitution signal a tougher line against Beijing. India hopes the Abe protégé will strengthen bilateral ties, but her tenuous domestic political position could test these ambitions.
The LDP has reached out to the right-leaning Japan Innovation Party to secure a majority and expand its coalition, aiming to make Takaichi Japan’s first female prime minister.
At the India-Japan Economic Forum with PM Modi, Ishiba said Japan has boosted ‘Make in India’, adding that Japan’s technology and India’s talent can drive economic cooperation.
The PM is facing heavy opposition from within his party for his vow to stay in power despite the ruling coalition’s defeat in Sunday’s upper house election.
With rising prices & immigration concerns threatening to weaken PM Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power, Japan's upper house election will be a tight contest.
His Liberal Democratic Party & coalition partner Komeito won maximum seats in the election but lost the majority held since 2012, leaving him dependent on small opposition parties.
Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.
Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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