The Latest Breaking News from Diet

In a vote to replace Fumio Kishia as head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), party members have elected Shigeru Ishiba as their new leader. Given the LDP’s majority in parliament, the party leader will become prime minister by default.

In a surprise announcement, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today he would step down as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) next month, bringing his premiership to an early end.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering a Cabinet reshuffle and executive appointments within the Liberal Democratic Party in the first half of September, according to government and party sources.

The ruling and opposition parties are waging a psychological war over the date to vote on a draft law to secure financial resources for increased defense spending.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida came under fire from opposition parties for problems linked to My Number identification cards in Diet deliberations on Monday.

A common sweetener used in Diet Coke is set to be declared as potentially cancerous next month by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

"I spent my life making everyone else look and feel gorgeous but didn’t really care about myself."

Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer has said the Central government is planning to make India a drone hub by 2030 and about ₹900 crore would be invested in the sector in the next two years.

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Tuesday ChatGPT could be used for the preparation of answers to Diet questions, if concerns are resolved. His remark will likely arouse controversy, given the number of issues surrounding this conversational AI model, such as the possibility of copyright infringement.