Japan

Japan government approves record high military budget

Dec 22, 2017 05:27

Japan’s government has approved a record military budget, which allocates significant funding to the purchase of American-made weaponry.
Japan mulls record defense budget to counter North Korea: Report

Dec 16, 2017 06:00

Japan plans to increase its defense budget to a record high level for the next fiscal year, allocating money to purchase more American weapon systems to counter North Korea.
UN warns against ‘sleepwalking’ into war with North Korea

Dec 14, 2017 10:34

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned the international community against the danger of “sleepwalking” into a war with North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.
US, South Korea, Japan start missile tracking drill amid heightened tensions

Dec 11, 2017 04:37

The United States, South Korea and Japan have started joint war games amid high tensions on the Korean Peninsula over the North’s military program.
Japan to host joint missile drills with US, South Korea

Dec 10, 2017 15:34

Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has announced that a joint drill with the United States and South Korea will be held this week amid an escalated stand-off in the region over North Korea’s missile and nuclear tests.
Japan sets date for emperor’s abdication

Dec 01, 2017 07:53

Emperor Akihito's planned abdication - the first by a Japanese monarch in about two centuries - should take place on April 30, 2019, a special panel chaired by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Friday (December 1).
Russia vetoes Japan-drafted resolution on chemical attacks in Syria

Nov 18, 2017 03:13

Russia has cast a second veto in the United Nations Security Council to block a resolution that sought the renewal of an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
What Trump’s Iran action means for Japan’s energy interests

Nov 06, 2017 10:43

The threats and theatrics against Iran, of Donald Trump the quixotic US president, if they prompt a misled Congress to impose a fresh set of unjust and illegal economic sanctions, which most world countries include European states are likely to reject, would present a dilemma for Washington’s ally Japan, in view of its extensive investments in Iran.
US president calls North Korean military program ‘threat’ to world

Nov 06, 2017 09:43

Speaking in Tokyo, US President Donald Trump has called North Korea’s military program a “threat” to global peace, reiterating the mantra that the “strategic patience” with Pyongyang is over.
Security heightens in Tokyo during Ivanka Trump's visit

Nov 03, 2017 04:15

Security in Tokyo was heightened on Friday, November 3 along streets surrounding the hotel where Ivanka Trump, first daughter and advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, was staying during her Japan trip.