Until the Mar. 11 earthquake and tsunami, Prime Minister Naoto Kan looked like another casualty of Japan's unending political strife. His approval rating was down to less than 20 percent. His ...

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan talked about his actions during the March 11, 2011 disaster and ideas for changes to the country's nuclear ...

Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced Friday he was resigning after almost 15 months in office amid plunging approval ratings over his government's handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis.

Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan resigns. August 26, ... In a nationally televised speech, Kan said he was stepping down as chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, ...

Naoto Kan and the End of ‘Japan Inc. ... underscored the gravity of the situation by announcing his “deep concern” for the nation in his first public speech since ascending the throne in 1990.

In recent years, Japan's leaders haven't seemed able to hang onto power for more than a year, and the current prime minister, Naoto Kan, is poised to be the latest casualty. For months, critics ...

From Prime Minister Naoto Kan to Sapporo Beer, lawmakers and companies in Japan are invoking the image and legacy of Ryoma Sakamoto, the 19th century samurai who helped overhaul the nation’s ...

TOKYO Prime Minister Naoto Kan won a hard-fought vote within Japan’s governing party on Tuesday to stay on as prime minister, surviving a challenge by the party’s power broker, Ichiro Ozawa ...

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan addressed the United Nations General Assembly. He focused on Japan's contributions to international aid, development, and nuclear disarmament efforts.

After Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's apology to the Republic of Korea for colonial rule, guessing began on the purpose behind his speech. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan [Chinadaily.com.cn ...

TOKYO Naoto Kan, a plain-spoken finance minister with activist roots, was elected prime minister on Friday, making him the fifth Japanese leader in four years. Mr. Kan, 63, won a vote in the lower ...

Naoto Kan, the incoming Japanese prime minister, is a man of many parts. As well as being in charge of the world's second-biggest economy, he'salso a mahjong enthusiast and a part-time inventor.