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MONGOLIA JAPAN RELATIONS

Emperor Naruhito plays the viola at a banquet hosted by the Mongolian first couple on July 8 in Ulaanbaatar.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 13, 2025
Japan's emperor and empress deepen ties with Mongolia
At the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, the Emperor and Empress paid tribute to Japanese who died in Mongolia during the aftermath of the war.
Emperor Naruhito smiles at children who performed a dance during a visit to Shine Mongol School in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2025
Emperor visits Mongolian school offering Japanese-style education
Emperor Naruhito also visited Gandantegchinlen Monastery, a key temple in Mongolia that has been influenced by Tibetan Buddhism.
Emperor Naruhito visits a technical college modeled after Japan's <i>kōsen</i> schools in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2025
Emperor Naruhito visits kōsen technical school in Mongolia
About 40% of the school's graduates are employed in Japan.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako pay tribute at a memorial to commemorate Japanese nationals who died while being detained in Mongolia after the end of World War II, in Dambadarjaa, on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2025
Emperor and empress mourn Japanese who died in Mongolia
It is the first time that a Japanese emperor has mourned at a site where Japanese people were detained abroad, according to the Imperial Household Agency.
Emperor Naruhito attends a welcome ceremony with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh in Ulaanbaatar on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2025
Emperor and empress attend welcome ceremony in Mongolia
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako met with the country's president and his wife as part of a weeklong visit that comes on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Emperor Naruhito speaks during a news conference at the Imperial Palace on Wednesday ahead of his visit to Mongolia together with Empress Masako from Sunday.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2025
Emperor to mourn Japanese detainees who died in Mongolia
The Emperor last visited Mongolia in 2007, when he was Crown Prince.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will be the first reigning emperor and empress to visit Mongolia.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2025
Emperor and empress to visit Mongolia in July
They will be the first reigning emperor and empress to visit Mongolia. The emperor visited the country in 2007 when he was Crown Prince.
An unmanned Hamadori drone developed by Japanese company Space Entertainment Laboratory and equipped with various sensor options for surveys is displayed at the Japan Drone 2020 exhibition at Makuhari Messe in the city of Chiba in September 2020.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2025
Japan exploring drone production capabilities for military aid program
Tokyo has begun asking local firms about their capabilities to determine which systems it could provide under the next tranche of security assistance in fiscal 2025 and beyond.
A monument erected near Ulaanbaatar to remember Japanese nationals who died in Mongolia after being detained by the former Soviet Union during World War II
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2025
Japan's emperor and empress will likely visit Mongolia in July
This would be the couple's third overseas goodwill trip since the emperor's accession to the throne in 2019.
Historians discuss the Mongolian invasion of Japan in 1274 at a symposium in Tokyo on Saturday.
JAPAN / History
Nov 10, 2024
Symposium on 1274 Mongolian invasion of Japan held in Tokyo
Participants, including Mongolian scholars, discussed Yuan Dynasty weapons and other tools found off the coast of Matsuura in Nagasaki Prefecture.
Stablemaster Oshima (left) congratulates Kyokushuzan on his promotion to the the jūryō division in 1995.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 23, 2024
Former ozeki Asahikuni, also a trailblazing stablemaster, dies at age 77
In 1992, the stablemaster recruited six young Mongolian men into his stable, creating a lasting connection between sumo and the central Asian nation.
Kishida thanked Khurelsukh at the meeting Sunday for Mongolia's cooperation over the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals decades ago.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2024
Japan and Mongolia leaders affirm defense equipment accord
The pact is designed to allow the two countries to export defense equipment and technologies to each other and to ensure their appropriate management after the transfers.
Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2024
Japan and Mongolia likely to agree on defense equipment transfer pact
Japan and Mongolia are likely to reach a broad agreement to conclude a treaty aimed at allowing the two nations to export defense equipment to one another, Japanese government officials said Tuesday.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
Foreign tourists visit a park near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in August.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Musk voices support for anti-immigration rally in Japan
Elon Musk has voiced support for anti-immigration protest in Japan, where a "Japanese First" party saw gains in recent elections.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.

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