Japan

Japan, US, France to hold first major drill amid tensions with China

Apr 23, 2021 11:49

Japan, the United States, and France are set to hold joint military drills for the first time next month, amid rising tensions with China over the East and South China Seas.
China raps US, Japan for ‘reckless harm’ to int’l order over Taipei statement

Apr 20, 2021 02:43

China has accused the US and Japan of committing “reckless harm” to international order after US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said they would work together on Chinese Taipei.
China calls on US, Japan to stop interfering in Beijing’s domestic affairs

Apr 18, 2021 04:38

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has called on the United States and Japan to immediately halt their interference in the country’s domestic affairs and stop harming Beijing’s interests.
Biden set to host Japanese PM in White House with China on agenda

Apr 17, 2021 00:22

US President Joe Biden is set to host Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House on Friday, in what will be his first meeting with a foreign leader since assuming office earlier this year.
China summons Japan ambassador over plan to dump radioactive water in sea

Apr 16, 2021 06:25

China has summoned Japan's ambassador, Hideo Tarumi, to protest Tokyo's plan to dump more than one million tonnes of radioactive water waste from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.
Japan to dump contaminated Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean

Apr 09, 2021 06:49

Prime Minster Yoshihide Suga says Japan is considering dumping more than one million tonnes of radioactive water waste from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.
Japan fears COVID-19 variants are behind possible fourth wave

Apr 06, 2021 01:42

Japanese health authorities are concerned that variants of the coronavirus are driving a nascent fourth wave in the pandemic with just 109 days remaining until the Tokyo Olympics.
North Korea carries out ballistic missile launch: US, Japan

Mar 25, 2021 06:37

North Korea has reportedly fired two missiles into the Sea of Japan, in what is the first signal to the new administration in the United States which is reviewing its policy towards Pyongyang.
Japan falls silent to mark decade since tsunami disaster

Mar 11, 2021 11:51

Japan fell silent on Thursday to mark 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country's living memory: a powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown that traumatized a nation.
Japanese FM urges promotion of Tehran-Tokyo ties

Mar 11, 2021 08:17

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi called for exploring avenues to develop the bilateral relations between Tehran and Tokyo.