Japan

  • Iran to send naval flotillas to Japan, Italy

    Iran to send naval flotillas to Japan, Italy

    Apr 25, 2019 23:50

    Iran’s Navy will send military vessels to the coasts of Japan and Italy in the near future for friendly visits, a top commander said.

  • Japan relies on Iranian oil, to talk to US about it: Minister

    Japan relies on Iranian oil, to talk to US about it: Minister

    Apr 20, 2019 00:16

    Japan says it relies on crude imports from Iran and seeks to hold talks with the United States about the matter to keep its energy supply steady, amid ongoing attempts by Washington to curtail Iran’s oil sales and punish third countries that buy Iranian crude.

  • Removal of fuel at Fukushima's melted reactor begins

    Removal of fuel at Fukushima's melted reactor begins

    Apr 15, 2019 05:40

    The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima power plant on Monday began removing atomic fuel from inside a building housing one of the reactors that melted down in 2011.

  • Wreckage of Japan’s missing F-35 found, pilot missing

    Wreckage of Japan’s missing F-35 found, pilot missing

    Apr 10, 2019 01:34

    Wreckage from a Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jet has been found a day after it disappeared off the radar over the Pacific, the country's defense minister said Wednesday.

  • Workers in UK’s Swindon march to save Honda plant

    Workers in UK’s Swindon march to save Honda plant

    Mar 31, 2019 02:47

    Thousands of workers and their family members have attended a mass rally in the UK town of Swindon to ask Japanese carmaker Honda to reverse its decision to close its factory in the city as concerns grow over job security after Britain’s departure from the European Union.

  • Can Japan join the multipolar revolution- or will US imperialism bring it to heel?

    Can Japan join the multipolar revolution- or will US imperialism bring it to heel?

    Mar 28, 2019 05:36

    Relations between Japan and Russia have long been the subject of discussion within international-relations circles. The meetings between Prime Minister Abe and President Putin have been going on for years, yet the situation regarding the peace treaty between the two countries, never signed since the conclusion of the Second World War, is difficult to resolve.

  • Russia raps US-Japan alliance as threat to peace treaty talks

    Russia raps US-Japan alliance as threat to peace treaty talks

    Mar 03, 2019 09:23

    Russia has warned against Japan’s security alliance with the United States, denouncing the move as a threat and an impediment to improving bilateral ties between Tokyo and Moscow.

  • PM Abe: Japan to proceed with US base relocation despite Okinawa vote outcome

    PM Abe: Japan to proceed with US base relocation despite Okinawa vote outcome

    Feb 25, 2019 07:19

    Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe says Tokyo will proceed with a controversial plan to relocate a US air base in Okinawa, turning a deaf ear to the outcome of a referendum on the island, in which locals resoundingly voiced their opposition to the construction of a new American base there.

  • Japan scrambles jets as Russian bombers fly by

    Japan scrambles jets as Russian bombers fly by

    Feb 15, 2019 18:01

    Russian nuclear-capable bombers have carried out a routine flight over international waters in the Sea of Japan, with Tokyo nevertheless responding to that passage.

  • Okinawa set for referendum on US base relocation

    Okinawa set for referendum on US base relocation

    Feb 15, 2019 04:40

    Official campaigning has kicked off in Japan's Okinawa for a referendum on a controversial plan to relocate a US airbase, which has long been a source of concern for residents on the tiny island.