Japan

Japan’s Abe dissolves parliament ahead of snap polls

Sep 28, 2017 04:10

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has officially dissolved the lower house of the country’s parliament, paving the way for snap elections in which he hopes his party will put up a better showing.
US sanctions to speed up nuclear program development: N Korea

Sep 18, 2017 13:03

North Korea warns that the more sanctions are imposed by the US and its allies against the peninsular country, the faster it will move to complete its nuclear weapons program, as tensions between Washington and Pyongyang escalate at an unprecedented rate.
US military forces hold joint military exercises with South Korea, Japan

Sep 18, 2017 07:22

The United States military has carried out several flights over the Korean Peninsula in joint bombing drills with the South amid escalating tensions between Washington and Pyongyang.
Strong typhoon hits Japan, halting transport

Sep 17, 2017 03:33

A powerful typhoon has ripped into southern Japan, dumping torrential rain, grounding hundreds of domestic flights, and halting train services.
North Korea's latest missile test draws global condemnations

Sep 15, 2017 11:41

China and Russia have condemned a new missile launch by North Korea as international pressure mounts on Pyongyang over its ongoing missile and nuclear tests.
Abe, Modi launch India's first bullet train project

Sep 14, 2017 13:58

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe have launched work on India's first bullet train project in the western Gujarat state as the two countries press on forming a regional partnership.
North Korea threatens to ‘sink’ Japan

Sep 14, 2017 08:53

North Korea has threatened to use nuclear weapons against neighboring Japan and “sink” the island country.
Japan conducts air exercise with US over East China Sea

Sep 09, 2017 08:37

The Japanese military has conducted a joint aerial combat drill with the United States over the East China Sea amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Putin suggests North Korea will not give up nukes

Sep 07, 2017 08:55

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that North Korea will not abandon its nuclear weapons program because Pyongyang views its missiles and atomic weapons as its only means of self-defense.
Iran committed to JCPOA, will react to breaches: Rouhani

Sep 07, 2017 00:29

President Hassan Rouhani has reiterated the Islamic Republic's commitment to its 2015 nuclear deal with the six world powers, yet vowing "proper response" in case the other parties fail to live up to their end of the deal.