Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg during his Asia tour this week explored Japan in true American fashion from posting a Threads-worthy scenic photo of a snow-capped mountain top, dining at McDonald’s, and even learning about the making of katanas – a Japanese sword.

Zuckerberg explores Japan as the typical American tourist; talks AI fears with PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has picked a woman as foreign minister and appointed as defence minister a politician who has worked to build ties with Taiwan, in Wednesday's new cabinet line-up.

Japan's new cabinet reflects PM Kishida's focus on foreign, defence and gender balance

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday said he sympathises with those who suffered under Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, but stopped short of offering an official apology as desired by many South Koreans.

Japanese PM ‘sympathises’ with Korea’s colonial victims, stops short of offering apology

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's public support have slipped to a new low. A Kyodo news poll found that support for Kishida's government has dropped to 33.