More than half of Suga Yoshihide's cabinet ministers were part of an Abe government -- a reflection of the new leader's intentions to continue his predecessor's policies.

Aso Taro will stay on as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister. He has been in the position for more than seven years.

Japanese industrial giant Hitachi is pulling the plug on construction of a nuclear power plant in Britain.

Hitachi says its board of directors decided on Wednesday to withdraw from the project on the island of Anglesey in Wales.

Two major Japanese railway operators expect their net losses this fiscal year to be their biggest since they came into being following state rail privatization. The firms attribute the losses to the coronavirus outbreak.

East Japan Railway Company on Wednesday published its business projections for fiscal 2020 ending next March. The firm expects to post 3.98 billion dollars in losses.

In a change of leadership in Japan, the head of the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Suga Yoshihide, has been chosen as the country's new prime minister by the Diet.

The 71-year-old veteran politician is succeeding Abe Shinzo, who resigned to deal with health issues.

The chairman of the Japan Business Federation has expressed hope for the Cabinet of newly-elected Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide.

Nakanishi Hiroaki released a statement on Wednesday. He said he wants to praise the new Cabinet lineup as it can execute reforms across a wide range of areas without being restricted by precedents.

The head of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Suga Yoshihide, has been chosen as the country's new prime minister by the country's Diet.

The 71-year-old veteran politician will succeed Abe Shinzo, who has resigned to deal with health issues.

Researchers are developing a sound-based warning device to prevent deer from being hit by vehicles on the northern Japanese main island of Hokkaido.

Police say there were 3,188 traffic accidents involving deer in Hokkaido last year. One person died and five were injured in these accidents.

The leader of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Suga Yoshihide, has been chosen as Japan's new prime minister by the country's Diet.

The 71-year-old veteran politician will succeed Abe Shinzo, who has resigned to deal with health issues.

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has expressed his gratitude to the public, issuing a statement as his cabinet resigned on Wednesday.

Reflecting on his nearly eight years in office, he said he has made all-out efforts to address both domestic and diplomatic challenges during his term. He said some of the goals were achieved, while many others were unfortunately not.

Suga Yoshihide has been chosen as Japan's 99th prime minister in the Diet.

The political transition comes after Abe Shinzo's surprise announcement last month, that he would step down to deal with health issues.

Japanese lawmakers have elected Suga Yoshihide as the next Prime Minister. Here's a look at the life of the country's new leader.

Nearly every day for the past eight years, Suga Yoshihide has taken questions from reporters.

Japan's e-money services have been under the spotlight after criminals used them to steal from bank accounts. Now officials say fraudulent withdrawals have expanded to another five payment firms.

Sources say one of them is PayPay, a subsidiary of mobile phone operator SoftBank. They say criminals used its services to make improper withdrawals from Japan Post Bank totaling 1.4 million yen, or about 13,400 dollars.

Japan's latest trade data shows the country's exports and imports continued to fall last month as the coronavirus pandemic weighed on economic activity.

Exports slid nearly 15 percent in August from a year earlier, while imports tumbled about 21 percent.

Suga Yoshihide has been chosen as Japan's 99th prime minister in the Diet.