Japan

China, South Korea, Japan back denuclearization of Korean Peninsula

May 09, 2018 09:09

Leaders of China, South Korea and Japan meet in a three-way summit to support North Korea’s historic move toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula ahead of the first-ever upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un.
South Korea: Japan, North Korea should talk

May 08, 2018 03:32

South Korea’s president has called on Japan and North Korea to begin talking to each other and normalizing their relations, as Seoul has been mending its own fences with Pyongyang.
Japan: Embassy will not be relocated to al-Quds

May 02, 2018 02:10

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo has announced that his country will not be moving its Israeli embassy to al-Quds.
Japan irks South Korea by offering ritual to controversial war dead at shrine

Apr 21, 2018 03:55

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine for the war dead, the shrine said on Saturday, prompting criticism from Seoul as it is seen in the two Koreas and China as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.
Japan, Australia to take part in Philippine-US military drills

Apr 19, 2018 12:40

Thousands of American, Japanese, Australian and Filipino troops are scheduled to take part in joint military drills in the Philippines.
Japan seems to bend under US pressure on trade

Apr 19, 2018 02:16

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reluctantly agreed to enter into trade negotiations with the United States, whose president has repeatedly pressured Tokyo to accept new terms in bilateral trade.
Japan, China agree on dangers of trade war for global economy

Apr 16, 2018 07:12

China and Japan have warned against the serious repercussion of a trade war for the global economy, calling for joint efforts to protect multilateral trade systems amid economic frictions between Beijing and Washington.
Thousands demand Japanese PM's resignation amid corruption scandal

Apr 15, 2018 01:57

Thousands attend a protest in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo to demand the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over an ongoing corruption scandal.
Japan's deployment of US missile system affects Russia’s security interests: Lavrov

Mar 21, 2018 06:25

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that the deployment of US missile system components in Japan would have a direct impact on his country's national security and regional interests.
Japan's Abe considering summit with North Korean leader

Mar 14, 2018 08:53

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is reportedly considering holding a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, despite earlier reservations about dialog with Pyongyang.