Japan

Japan party demands readiness amid Pyongyang threat

Mar 29, 2017 09:59

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party said Wednesday the government should consider developing the capability to strike enemy bases if the country is attacked, citing North Korea's missile and nuclear threats.
China warns Japan against militarism, says Tokoy must learn lessons of history

Mar 23, 2017 14:23

China said on Thursday that it hoped the entry into service of Japan's second biggest helicopter carrier, the Kaga, did not mean a return to the country's past militaristic history.
Russia, Japan hold diplomatic, defense talks in Tokyo

Mar 20, 2017 07:04

Russian and Japanese foreign and defense ministers have held "two-plus-two" talks in Tokyo to strengthen regional security and end a decades-long territorial dispute.
Japan launches new spy satellite amid tensions with North Korea

Mar 17, 2017 05:33

Japan has launched a new spy satellite into space in an apparent mission to enhance the monitoring of North Korea.
Japan to send its largest warship to disputed South China Sea

Mar 13, 2017 12:50

Japan plans to send its largest warship on an extended mission to the disputed South China Sea before it heads to the Indian Ocean for joint naval drills with the United States and India.
North Korea ‘fires four ballistic missiles, three land in Japanese waters’

Mar 06, 2017 04:40

North Korea has reportedly launched four ballistic missiles, three of which have landed into the Sea of Japan, in an area where Tokyo claims as its sovereign territory.
Japan resumes imports of naphtha from Iran

Feb 21, 2017 08:21

Reports say Japan is set to receive its first cargo of naphtha from Iran after the removal of sanctions against the country by the end of this week.
China slams US support for Japan’s territorial claims

Feb 14, 2017 08:55

Beijing has once again emphasized its sovereignty over a group of disputed islands in the South and East China Seas, blasting US President Donald Trump over his recent pledge of support for Japan’s overlapping territorial claims with China.
Thousands gather for global anti-Trump protests

Feb 13, 2017 02:47

Thousands of people have taken part in global protests against US President Donald Trump’s policies.
Okinawa demos rage on amid US base relocation

Feb 07, 2017 12:08

Japanese police have scuffled for the second day in a row with protesters demonstrating against the relocation of a US military base in the southern island of Okinawa.