Japan

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.
US B-2 bomber in Pacific ahead of Trump visit to Japan, S Korea

Oct 30, 2017 09:53

A US Air Force nuclear-capable B-2 bomber has flown over the Pacific, days ahead President Donald Trump’s visit to Japan and South Korea.
Powerful typhoon leaves 5 dead, 1 missing in Japan

Oct 23, 2017 06:10

A powerful typhoon left five dead, one missing and scores injured in Japan Monday, moving northward off the Pacific coast after millions struggled to the polls for a national election.
Japan voting in snap parliamentary elections

Oct 22, 2017 07:02

People in Japan have taken to the polls to cast their ballots in snap parliamentary elections, with incumbent Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expected to secure a landslide victory.
Japan backs Iran nuclear deal amid US opposition

Oct 17, 2017 10:55

Japan has become the latest country to announce its support for a landmark nuclear agreement reached between Iran and P5+1 group of countries in 2015, amid almost singular opposition by the United States administration.
Japan urges US to suspend chopper flights

Oct 13, 2017 08:59

Japan urged the US military Friday to suspend the flights of its CH-53 helicopters until safety is guaranteed, after one of them burst into flames in Okinawa.
US grounds transport helicopters in Japan after fiery crash

Oct 12, 2017 10:28

The US military has decided to ground it transport helicopters operating in Japan, after one of them was involved in a fiery crash near a villiage in Okinawa on Wednesday.
Election campaigning kicks off in Japan

Oct 10, 2017 10:23

Campaigning has begun in Japan for snap general elections, which mainly pit Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) against Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike’s newly-founded Party of Hope.
Tokyo governor Koike will not run in Japan elections: Report

Oct 03, 2017 03:37

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, whose new political party poses a growing threat in elections later this month, has denied speculation that she would run, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday.