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JAPAN PACIFIST STANCE
Japan’s nuclear dilemma: 81 years after Hiroshima, old taboos face new threatsJapan's leaders are questioning its long-held pacifist stance on nuclear weapons. This debate arises as regional neighbors increase their m...- Latecomer Japan eyes slice of rising global defence spendingJapan has ended its long-standing ban on exporting lethal weapons. This move aims to position the nation in the global defense market. Whil...
- Trump may push Japan for help with Iran war in White House meetingPresident Trump seeks Japan's support for the war on Iran. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a difficult choice. She must balance US dema...
- China boosts military spending with eyes on US, TaiwanChina military spending: Beijing plans to spend 1.9096 trillion yuan ($276.8 billion) on defence, according to a report published at the op...
- Sanae Takaichi, heavy metal drummer, becomes Japan's first female Prime Minister - here's what she said about TrumpSanae Takaichi has become Japan’s first female prime minister, shortly before the U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Tokyo. A conservat...
- Sanae Takaichi breaks glass ceiling as Japan's first female prime ministerSanae Takaichi has been elected as Japan's first female prime minister. Her ultraconservative party formed a coalition with a new partner. ...
- Sanae Takaichi poised to become Japan’s first female prime ministerSanae Takaichi has made history as the first woman to lead Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, positioning her to become Japan’s first...
- Why is Japan changing its ban on exporting lethal weapons, and why is it so controversial?Japan's Cabinet approved selling future fighter jets to other countries, marking a shift from its pacifist principles. The decision aims to...
- Japan prepares for missile shipments after easing arms export restrictionsThe announcement comes as Japan, which had long adopted a stance of not allowing exports of deadly weapons, seeks to boost its defence indu...
- Japan ruling party wins big in polls in wake of Shinzo Abe's deathThe Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito raised their combined share in the 248-seat chamber to 146 - far beyo...
- Japan's Shinzo Abe sought to revive economy, fulfil conservative agendaThe conservative lawmaker, who quit abruptly as premier in 2007 after one year in the post, swept back for a rare second stint in 2012 pled...
- Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after being shot by gunmanAbe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, held office in 2006 for one year and again from 2012 to 2020, when he was forced to step down ...
- Shinzo Abe plan for land-attack counterpunch could mark major military shift for JapanJapan's Self Defence Forces are geared toward stopping attackers in the air and the sea. The policy change would direct the military to cre...
- What's next after Japan PM Shinzo Abe quits? Potential successors?The abrupt news that Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe is set to resign over a worsening health condition, set off a flurr...
- China denies plan to set up new air defence zone in South China SeaChina claims almost all of South China Sea as its own which is strongly contested by Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei, all members...
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