Top diplomats of South Korea, Japan and China meet to restart trilateral summit, revive cooperation

Top diplomats of South Korea, Japan and China meet to restart trilateral summit, revive cooperation

Delegations of South Korea, China and Japan attend the 10th trilateral Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Busan, South Korea on November 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China met on November 26 to discuss when to resume their leaders’ trilateral summit after a four-year hiatus and how to … Read more

North Korea notifies Japan of satellite launch between November 22 and December 1

North Korea notifies Japan of satellite launch between November 22 and December 1

North Korea has told Japan it plans to launch a satellite in the coming days, a possible third try to put a military spy satellite into orbit. File. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea has notified Japan of its plan to launch a rocket carrying a space satellite between November 22 and December 1 in … Read more

Japan PM Kishida: Cooperating with Philippines, U.S. to protect South China Sea

Japan PM Kishida: Cooperating with Philippines, U.S. to protect South China Sea

Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida addresses a special joint session of the Philippine Congress at the House of Representative in Quezon City on November 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday his country, the Philippines and the United States were cooperating to protect the freedom of the South China Sea as he … Read more

Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida plans an income tax cut for households and corporate tax breaks

Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida plans an income tax cut for households and corporate tax breaks

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his policy speech during an extraordinary session of the Diet at the parliament in Tokyo on October 23, 2023. Photo: Kyodo News via AP Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on October 23 he is preparing to take bold economic measures, including an income tax cut for households hit … Read more

Japan’s Kishida shuffles Cabinet and party posts to solidify power

Japan’s Kishida shuffles Cabinet and party posts to solidify power

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida poses with his new cabinet at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, September 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shuffled his Cabinet and key party posts on Wednesday to strengthen his position before a key party leadership vote next year, bringing in a new … Read more

India-ASEAN free trade agreement most ill-conceived: Piyush Goyal

India-ASEAN free trade agreement most ill-conceived: Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday criticised the previous governments for allegedly not doing sufficient stakeholder consultations on free trade agreements, saying the India-ASEAN FTA is “most ill-conceived” and unfair to the domestic industry. Goyal also said that in the free trade agreements with Japan and Korea, India has opened its markets for … Read more

U.S., Japan, Philippines agree to strengthen security ties amid tensions over China, North Korea

U.S., Japan, Philippines agree to strengthen security ties amid tensions over China, North Korea

File photo of members of the Philippine Coast Guard taking part in a simulation during a trilateral maritime exercise with Japan and U.S. Coast Guard | Photo Credit: Getty Images The National Security Advisers of the United States, Japan and the Philippines held their first joint talks on June 16 and agreed to strengthen their defence … Read more

Several Japan Self Defence Force personnel injured in shooting

Several Japan Self Defence Force personnel injured in shooting

A teenaged male member of the Japanese Self-Defence Forces was arrested after he allegedly fired a rifle and injured three fellow personnel at a military shooting range in the city of Gifu, public broadcaster NHK reported on June 14. At least one of the injured people is in critical condition, NHK said, adding there are … Read more

Japan-South Korea cooperation needed for global peace, President Yoon says in meeting PM Kishida

Japan-South Korea cooperation needed for global peace, President Yoon says in meeting PM Kishida

South Korean President YoonSuk Yeol shakes hands with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida during their meeting at the presidential office on May 07, 2023. | Photo Credit: Getty images Cooperation between Japan and South Korea is necessary for global peace and prosperity, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said as he met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida … Read more