The visit, his first for bilateral talks outside of international meetings, shows Japan’s commitment to further those ties even as the US presence in the region may decrease after President-elect Donald Trump takes office later this month. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday began a trip to Malaysia and Indonesia as part of an […]
Read MoreThe United States is selling a large number of missiles to its long-time ally Japan. On Friday, the US government approved the sale of missiles worth $3.6 billion to Japan. Washington said that under the deal, Japan will buy more than 1,200 sophisticated air-to-air missiles and necessary equipment. The US State Department has approved the […]
Read MoreJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s cabinet on Friday approved a record $730 billion budget for the next fiscal year, while limiting new bond issuance to the lowest in 17 years on the back of record tax revenue. However, Ishiba’s minority government faces a tough political battle with opposition parties to pass the budget through parliament […]
Read MoreIt would be Takeshi Iwaya’s first visit to the Chinese capital since he became Japan’s foreign minister in October and he is scheduled to hold talks with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and meet other Chinese officials. Talks on seafood trade are expected to be on the agenda on Wednesday when Japan’s foreign minister visits […]
Read MoreEight people have died in fires in three Japanese cities. The incidents occurred in Tokyo, Noshiro, and Fukuoka on Saturday, the country’s police said. The Chinese media outlet Xinhua News reported this news, citing Japanese media outlet Kyodo News. Two people died in a fire at a two-story house in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo. It […]
Read MoreJapanese authorities on Friday staged an inspection of a US military base in Tokyo, a government spokesman said, after being informed by the American side of a chemical leak. Japan’s probe at the Yokota Air Base followed a US notice two months ago that water containing PFOS — classified by the World Health Organisation as […]
Read MoreAs the world’s second-largest importer of liquefied natural gas and a major consumer of Middle Eastern oil, Japan and its basic energy plans are drawing global attention from oil, gas and coal producers. Japan wants renewable energy to account for up to 50% of its electricity mix by fiscal year 2040 with nuclear power taking […]
Read MorePoliticians have struggled for years to recover from the so-called lost decades as a range of differing programmes have failed to kickstart growth, including an ultra-loose monetary policy and trillions of dollars in stimulus measures. The Indian-born head of one of Japan’s most famous snack brands has warned that the country must change its mindset […]
Read MoreAn explosion could be heard and a blaze could be seen shortly after the ground combustion test started at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan, according to footage from public broadcaster NHK. Japan’s space agency aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket on Tuesday following a fire at the test site, a […]
Read MoreJapan welcomed a record 3.31 million visitors last month, official data showed on Wednesday, as the weak yen propelled a tourism boom that is pouring money into the nation’s coffers. The number of foreign visitors for business and leisure rose from 2.87 million in September and exceeded the previous monthly record of 3.29 million set […]
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