Japan

Japan snubs US call to bar China from telecoms networks

Oct 16, 2020 10:52

Japan has refused to join the US campaign to exclude Chinese firms from telecommunications networks, saying Tokyo will adopt its own measures to respond in case it finds concerns over security issues, a Japanese daily reported.
Japan to release Fukushima contaminated water into sea: Reports

Oct 16, 2020 09:04

Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan’s government has decided to release contaminated water from the destroyed plant into the sea, media reports said on Friday, with a formal announcement expected to be made later this month.
Zarif says Iran expects Japan to prevent 'illegal' US move to block its access to overseas funds

Oct 15, 2020 02:28

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on Japan and other countries to stand up to US efforts to block Iran's access to its overseas funds needed to buy medicine and foodstuff for the Iranian people amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Presence of foreign forces aggravate regional problems

Oct 14, 2020 13:39

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the presence of foreign forces complicates and aggravates regional problems.
Iran, Japan discuss Syria developments

Oct 02, 2020 02:31

Diplomats from Iran and Japan discussed the latest developments in Syria, with both supporting the political settlement of conflicts and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Arab country.
Japan’s lower house of parliament elects Yoshihide Suga as prime minister

Sep 16, 2020 04:40

The lower house of Japan’s parliament has elected Yoshihide Suga as prime minister, following the resignation of former PM Shinzo Abe over health issues.
Iran masters technology to enrich stable isotopes: AEOI chief

Sep 14, 2020 09:39

Iran has mastered the technology to enrich stable isotopes of elements other than uranium and Iranian experts have developed the necessary software to do this, says the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).
Suga wins Japan ruling party leadership vote, to replace PM Abe

Sep 14, 2020 04:10

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has elected Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new leader , setting the stage for him to become the Asian powerhouse's next prime minister.
$Japan’s fractured opposition unites as Suga set to succeed Abe$

Japan’s fractured opposition unites as Suga set to succeed Abe

Sep 10, 2020 03:43

Eight years after Japan’s Democratic Party was ousted and began unravelling, opposition groups are once again unifying for a general election that could come soon, but they face an uphill battle to dent the current ruling bloc’s performance.
Powerful typhoon slams Japan with violent winds, heavy rain

Sep 06, 2020 10:13

A powerful typhoon that officials warned could bring record rains and gusts strong enough to flip cars slammed into southern Japan on Sunday, prompting authorities to urge millions to seek shelter.