Japan

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.
Australia, New Zealand to help Japan enforce North Korea sanctions

Sep 08, 2018 11:27

Australia and New Zealand say they will send surveillance aircraft to Japan to help the enforcement of United Nations sanctions against North Korea.
Death toll rises to 35 after powerful Japan earthquake

Sep 08, 2018 09:08

The death toll from a powerful quake that triggered landslides in northern Japan rose to 35 Saturday, as tens of thousands of rescue workers raked through the mud for survivors.
6.7-magnitude quake kills 1 in Japan’s north

Sep 06, 2018 00:41

At least one person was killed and 32 were missing, Japanese media reported, after a powerful earthquake paralyzed the northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, triggering landslides and knocking out power to its 5.3 million residents.
Japan talking ‘tenaciously’ to US on Iran oil imports

Sep 05, 2018 08:10

Japan says it is pressing the US for exemptions from new sanctions to continue oil imports from Iran.
Death toll from powerful typhoon rising in Japan

Sep 05, 2018 04:19

A powerful typhoon killed at least 10 people in western Japan and an airport company started to transfer some 3,000 stranded passengers by boats, public broadcaster NHK said on Wednesday, and more than a million homes were without power.
Japan issues warning as Typhoon Jebi makes landfall

Sep 04, 2018 03:36

Japan issued evacuation advisories for more than one million people and canceled hundreds of flights in the face of extremely strong winds and heavy rain as typhoon Jebi made landfall on its west coast on Tuesday.
China unilaterally increasing military activities in disputed sea: Japan defense chief

Sep 03, 2018 09:14

The Japanese defense chief claims China is “unilaterally” stepping up its military activities in the East China Sea, which has been the subject of a territorial dispute between Beijing and Tokyo.
Japan's military seeks record spending amid US push

Aug 31, 2018 08:18

Japan is seeking a record-high spending next year to help pay for US missile systems and warplanes amid calls from Washington to increase purchase of American weapons.