TOKYO, Japan -- Japan is considering the deployment of more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to increase its ability to counter growing regional threats from China, local newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Sunday. The country plans to upgrade its existing surface-to-ship missiles to extend...
K-pop artist Kang Daniel has canceled his performance in Japan after he tested positive for Covid-19. Kang Daniel was scheduled to fly from Incheon International Airport on Aug. 19 for the “Summer Sonic 2022” shows in Osaka on Aug. 20 and Tokyo on Aug. 21 but canceled it. K-pop artist Kang...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's national security adviser met China's top diplomat for talks that lasted seven hours and covered topics including Taiwan and Ukraine, a Japanese government official said Thursday. This handout picture taken on August 17, 2022 released by the National Security Agency of Japan...
TOKYO, Japan -- Two Japanese ministers paid respects Monday at a controversial war shrine, infuriating China and South Korea where the site is seen as a symbol of past militarism, especially during World War II. People visit the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on August 15, 2022, to mark the 77th...
TOKYO, Japan -- A Japanese police officer got drunk, fell asleep on the street and lost investigation documents containing the personal details of around 400 people including a criminal suspect, police and local media said. The 49-year-old officer in the western Hyogo region lost a bag containing...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. swore in three government officials, including the Philippines' new envoy to Japan. (Screengrab from RTVM) Marcos administered the oath of office of Aileen Anunciacion Zosa as the new president and chief executive officer of the Bases Conversion and...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday, Aug. 9, vowed to strengthen the economic environment in the Philippines to make the country a viable and attractive investment destination for Japan. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right) and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko...
Celebrating the sixth year of bilateral cooperation between the "sister cities," officials of Sakai, Japan gifted the local government of Marikina City a new ambulance and firetruck on Monday, Aug. 8. Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro and Sakai, Japan Mayor Masahiro Hashimoto at the turnover ceremony of...
HIROSHIMA, Japan -- "Humanity is playing with a loaded gun" as crises with the potential for nuclear disaster proliferate worldwide, UN head Antonio Guterres said in Hiroshima on Saturday, the 77th anniversary of the first atomic bomb attack. Visitors pray for the atomic bomb victims in front of...
The Japanese government has vowed continued support to the Philippine government’s infrastructure push under the Marcos administration, the Department of Finance (DOF) said Friday, Aug. 5. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's prime minister on Friday condemned China's firing of ballistic missiles during military drills around Taiwan, calling them a "serious problem that impacts our national security and the safety of our citizens". US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (L) shakes hands with Japanese...
TOKYO, Japan- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Japan on Thursday for the final stop on her Asian tour, following a visit to Taiwan that incensed China. AFP reporters saw the politician disembark from her plane at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo, before greeting the US ambassador and other...
