South Korea on Tuesday lodged a strong protest after Japan reiterated its claim to sovereignty over a pair of South Korean-controlled islets in its annual defense report, summoning a Japanese defense attache and minister. The move to summon Koichi Mizushima, minister at the Japanese Embassy ...
White paper cites deep concern over reclusive state’s recent advances in ICBM technology, while also hitting China for its maritime expansion.
Possible safety review would ground entire air fleet as Japanese officials step up calls for the suspension of the aircraft’s use in Japan.
A year since becoming Tokyo governor, Yuriko Koike is riding high. In that time, she has won over voters by successfully portraying herself as an iconoclast battling the "black box" opacity that she says has long pervaded the decision-making process in Tokyo. Her latest accomplishment is ...
Launch of Nippon First no Kai could help Tokyo governor transition to national politics, build campaign to become first female prime minister.
Foreign Minister Taro Kono brushed aside a provocative remark by his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, during their first talks since he assumed his post last week, saying he wants Beijing to "learn how to behave as a big power." At the bilateral meeting in Manila ...
Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has promised to review the Democratic Party's cooperation with other opposition forces, including the Japanese Communist Party. At a Monday news conference, Maehara said he will carry out the review if he is elected president of the DP, the main ...
New Foreign Minister Taro Kono made his debut on the world stage — with his English fluency on display — during a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations-related meetings in Manila lasting through Monday. Kono, a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, spoke English ...
The Democratic Party called Monday for the new minister in charge of issues related to Okinawa to be sacked after he made a gaffe just two days after being assigned the post in the latest Cabinet reshuffle. Tetsuma Esaki told reporters Saturday that he would ...
The Australian Navy has recovered the submerged remains of a U.S. Marine Corps Osprey that crashed off the east coast of Australia over the weekend, the Australian defense minister said Monday. Marise Payne said in a statement that the HMAS Melville located the Okinawa-based MV-22 ...
Fresh off the adoption of new U.N. sanctions, the foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea agree to build international pressure against Pyongyang’s weapons programs.
The top ministers of Japan, the United States and Australia on Monday lambasted China's military buildup in the South China Sea and confirmed the importance of security cooperation in dealing with a territorial dispute in the waters. Foreign Minister Taro Kono, U.S. Secretary of State ...
