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’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 Fumio Kishida looks at reporters as they raise hands for questions during a news conference at his office building in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a stimulus package worth more than $100 billion on Thursday as he tries to ease the pressure … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
CNN — Japan on Tuesday announced plans to develop and build an array of advanced long-range missiles as it bolsters its defenses amid increasing tensions with neighboring China. The Japanese Defense Ministry said it had signed contracts with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to develop and mass produce the weapons under a plan extending to 2027. … Read more