Prime Minister Fumio Kishida filled all 54 junior ministerial positions with men following his recent Cabinet reshuffle, in sharp contrast to the senior ministers’ lineup and its record-tying five women.
HIROSHIMA Risa Mimura likes nothing better than to be up bright and early guiding trekkers to a secluded spot in the mountains overlooking this city when the buildings below are sparkling in the morning sun.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki officials have decided not to invite representatives from Russia to their annual ceremonies marking the atomic bombing of the cities in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
HIROSHIMA Twenty-five former local politicians and political operatives indicted in a bribery scandal that led to the conviction of a former justice minister received summary court orders to pay fines ranging from 4 million yen ($33,000) to 200,000 yen.