Japan

Japan's Okinawa to hold referendum on moving US base

Oct 26, 2018 10:22

Local politicians in Japan's Okinawa Island have decided to hold a referendum on a government plan to relocate a US military base away from its present urban location.
Japan, China ties at ‘historic turning point’ as Abe is in Beijing

Oct 26, 2018 05:12

China has welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a rare trip to the country, where the two regional powers are due to sign a number of deals amid deepening trade dispute with the United States.
Japanese journalist Yasuda released from terrorists’ captivity in Syria: Govt. spokesman

Oct 24, 2018 05:02

A high-ranking Japanese official says freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who was captured by members of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, Takfiri terrorist group in northern Syria three years ago, is believed to have been released and is now in Turkey.
Japanese PM Abe to make rare visit to China late October

Oct 12, 2018 09:52

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be paying a three-day official visit to China within the next few weeks in a latest sign of thawing relations between the two regional rivals.
Japan asks US to ensure sanctions don't hurt Iran trade

Oct 12, 2018 09:46

Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso has pressed his US counterpart Steven Mnuchin to ensure Japanese firms are not hurt by Washington's sanctions on Iran, Kyodo news agency reported Friday.
Powerful typhoon pounds Japan, dozens injured

Sep 30, 2018 14:11

A powerful typhoon has pounded Japan's mainland after injuring dozens on outlying islands, bringing transport grinding to a halt and triggering warnings of fierce winds, torrential rain, landslides and floods.
Typhoon Trami heads toward southern Japan

Sep 29, 2018 05:32

A powerful typhoon brought heavy rain and high winds as it approached southern Japan on Saturday, leading to flight cancellations and power outages in several cities.
Another exacerbation of the issue of relocating the Futenma Base on Okinawa

Sep 27, 2018 05:58

Over the recent months, the Japanese mass media have prioritized the topics with the key words like Okinawa and Futenma, which have considerable weight both within Japan and in its relations with its key partner, the USA.
Japan ‘ready to break shell of distrust with North Korea’

Sep 26, 2018 10:04

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared his readiness “to break the shell of mutual distrust with North Korea” and meet with its leader, Kim Jong-un.
Japanese submarine conducts first naval exercises in South China Sea

Sep 17, 2018 10:39

A Japanese submarine has for the first time joined a naval drill in the South China Sea, in a move likely to anger Beijing which claims most of the disputed waters.