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TOKYO (Jiji Press)-- Japan 's Defense Ministry has strongly protested North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan from Wonsan in the eastern province of Kangwon at around 6 a.m. Wednesday. The projectile is believed to have fallen outside the country 's...

TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has expressed support for a world without nuclear weapons after his proposal for debates without any taboos on nuclear policy sparked controversy, including among hibakusha atomic bombing survivors. "I strongly sympathize...

BRUSSELS (Jiji Press)--Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi suggested Wednesday that Japan needs to promote discussions on future national security policies, including nuclear deterrence, amid the severe security environment. "Unless discussions are held without any taboos, no country can...

President Marcos told Japanese officials that the Philippines will continue to build on the trilateral ties it established with Japan and the United States. In his meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro at the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday, May 5, Marcos reaffirmed Manila 's...