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TOKYO (AP) — Japan 's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as tensions rise in the region. The draft...

BEIJING (AP) — Less than a month into her term, Japan 's conservative leader has stirred tensions with China by suggesting a Chinese move against Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response. China objects to the involvement of other countries in Taiwan, notably the United States, which...

President Marcos has extended his congratulations to Japan 's newly-elected Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, the first woman to assume the post. “Congratulations to Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae on her historic election as Japan’s first female Prime Minister,” Marcos said in a statement on...