Natsuko Fukue

  • Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s prime minister, resigns during a news conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. Ishiba said he will step down, following weeks of calls for his departure in the aftermath of a second national election setback. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    More uncertainty hits the world’s fourth-largest economy as Japan’s PM to step down after less than a year in power

    By Natsuko Fukue and AFP
  • This photo taken on September 24, 2024 shows a visitor taking a selfie with a large Wii pillow in the courtyard during a media preview of the new Nintendo Museum, located inside a renovated old factory, in suburbs of Kyoto. Japan’s Nintendo it will open its much-awaited first museum on October 2 featuring vintage video games and an interactive shoot-em-up with “Super Mario” characters. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)Tech

    Nintendo opens museum to showcase 135-year history of video game giant from playing cards to Super Mario

    By Natsuko Fukue and AFP