Japan

Japan deems China as greater threat than N Korea, citing its rising military might

Sep 27, 2019 06:21

Japan has replaced North Korea with China as the top security threat to the country, citing Beijing’s growing defense expenditure and strength as well as its expansion of military activities in the region.
World leaders call for negotiations between Iran, United States

Sep 25, 2019 03:36

French President Emmanuel Macron says Iran, the United States, the remaining parties to the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as well as Persian Gulf states should engage in talks, demanding preservation of the nuclear agreement.
Japan: Iran did not conduct Saudi attacks

Sep 18, 2019 07:42

Japan says it has not seen any evidence to prove a claim by the United States that Iran was involved in recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
Almost 80,000 homes still without power a week after Japan typhoon

Sep 16, 2019 07:20

Almost 80,000 homes are still without power a week after a powerful typhoon battered eastern Japan, authorities said Monday, with sustained heavy rain prompting evacuation orders and hampering recovery efforts.
Prime Minister Abe shakes up Japan's cabinet, brings in rising star

Sep 12, 2019 03:57

Japan's Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defense ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet reshuffle that fueled speculation over the prime minister's successor.
South Korea to file WTO complaint over Japan’s exports curbs

Sep 12, 2019 03:45

South Korea said Wednesday it will file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Japan's "politically-motivated" export restrictions, upping the ante in an intensifying dispute with the neighbor.
Two dead, travel chaos, after typhoon batters Tokyo

Sep 09, 2019 08:24

A powerful typhoon that battered Tokyo overnight with record winds has killed two people, police say, as canceled trains caused commuter chaos and more than 100 flights were scrapped, leaving thousands stranded at the airport.
One dead, 34 injured as truck, train collide in Japan

Sep 05, 2019 07:03

One person died and at least 34 were injured on Thursday when a truck and an express train with 500 people aboard collided in Japan's second-largest city of Yokohama, setting the truck on fire and derailing half the train.
Japan sets up police unit to help guard disputed islets

Sep 02, 2019 07:46

Japan is about to set up a special armed unit on its southern island of Okinawa amid a fresh row with China over sovereignty over a group of East China Sea islands.
Japan's military seeks record military budget to buy US arms

Aug 30, 2019 07:44

The Japanese military has sought a hike in its annual budget for the eighth consecutive year in a bid to fund purchase of US-built stealth jet fighters, interceptor missiles and other military hardware to face perceived threats from China and North Korea.