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Ukraine's Zelensky to join G7 leaders video summit Wednesday: JapanJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida "will host the G7 TV summit. In the meeting, in addition to the G7 leaders, Ukraine's President Zelen...- Japan joins India, other nations to protest against 2023 edition of China's 'standard map'China, on August 28, released the 2023 edition of its "standard map", incorporating the country's claims over the nine-dash line, thereby l...
- Japan sanctions 3 groups and 4 individuals for supporting North Korea's missile programJapan's government has announced that it will impose sanctions on three groups and four individuals for supporting North Korea's missile an...
- Japan: Heavy rain kills 3, climate change creates havocThree people have been killed and three others are missing as heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding.
- China's air patrols with Russia spark Japanese security concernsJapan has raised security concerns after China completed second phase of joint patrols with Russia over the Western Pacific on Wednesday. T...
- Japan PM Kishida's son to resign as secretary after 'inappropriate' behaviour, Kishida saysKishida told reporters that Shotaro Kishida would step down as his secretary from Thursday, saying the change was due to "inappropriate" be...
- Japan's prime minister Fumio Kishida to meet with top chip firms as market share dips to 10%The meeting would occur at a time when the United States is increasingly urging allies to work together to counter China's chips and advanc...
- Strong earthquake hits Japan; possible casualties and damageAuthorities were looking into possible casualties and damage after a strong earthquake hit Friday afternoon near central Japan, but there w...
- China to ban vessels from area near Taiwan over rocket debrisChina has not commented on the no-fly zone but South Korea, which was also briefed on the plans, said it was due to a falling object relate...
- Japan government eyes AI adoption as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman mulls opening officeThe remarks from Hirokazu Matsuno, a top government spokesperson, came shortly before Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, met Japanese p...
- Japanese PM in India on March 20, to invite Modi for G7 summitHe will hold talks with Modi during his visit and both sides will discuss bilateral and regional issues. They will also discuss their prior...
- 14 crew members rescued after ship sinks off Japan, search on for remaining 8The vessel, the 6,651-tonne Hong Kong-registered "Jintian", issued a distress call late on Tuesday, the Japan Coast Guard said. Media repor...
- Russia deploys defence missile system on Kuril island near JapanJapan lays claim to the Russian-held southern Kuril islands, which Tokyo calls the Northern Territories, a territorial row that dates to th...
- Japan tells China, Russia it has 'severe concerns' over joint air patrols: spokesperson"We will closely monitor the increasing cooperation between the two countries with a sense of concern," Matsuno, Japan's top government spo...
- Japan announces ban on export of chemical weapon goods to RussiaAsked if Japan approves of the possible use of nuclear weapons by the United States against Russia, Matsuno refused to comment on the groun...
- To China's fury, UN accuses Beijing of Uyghur rights abusesThe assessment from the Geneva-based U.N. human rights office largely corroborated earlier reporting by researchers, advocacy groups and th...
- Russia stops peace treaty talks with Japan over disputed Kuril islandJapan has imposed a series of sanctions on Russia in recent weeks, including freezing some individual assets, banning exports of luxury goo...
- Japan protests suspected air incursion by RussiaJapan, which has volatile ties and border disputes with key neighbours China, Russia and South Korea, routinely sends jets to defend its te...
- Japan has 'no plans to send govt officials' to Beijing OlympicsTop government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno did not call the decision a boycott but said there were "no plans" to send political representati...
- Japan expands travel ban to halt spread of Omicron virus variantJapan took some of the strictest steps globally on Monday by closing its borders to non-Japanese for about a month in light of the emergenc...
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