Japan turns up heat but fails to convince South Korea to accept arbitration over wartime labor
Japan turns up the heat on South Korea in a dispute over compensation for wartime labor, but is unable to convince Seoul to accept its request for arbitration.
Time for a change? Japan wants international media to put family names first
Foreign Minister Taro Kono plans to ask overseas media outlets to write the names of Japanese people with the family name first, as is customary in the Japanese language. If realized, the new policy would mark a major shift in the country's long-running practice for ...
Japan foreign minister puzzles followers with bizarre 'bacon' tweet
Bemused followers of Foreign Minister Taro Kono were left scratching their heads Tuesday after a bizarre tweet about bacon, sparking tongue-in-cheek speculation he could be tweeting classified information in code. "Ah, bacon is in fact ^%£$+*.!%...." Kono tweeted in Japanese from his verified account to ...
Foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan to meet in Paris on OECD sidelines
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan are scheduled to hold talks in Paris this week on the sidelines of a gathering of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The talks between Kang Kyung-wha and Taro ...
Kono to discuss economic cooperation between Japan and Central Asian with nations' foreign ministers
Foreign Minister Taro Kono held talks with his counterparts from Central Asia on Saturday to discuss economic cooperation and regional security. In the meeting with the foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, Kono is expected to promote Japan's high-quality infrastructure exports, according ...
Concerned about escalating Iran-U.S. tensions, Japan offers to work with Tehran as minister visits
Japan on Thursday expressed concern about a tense standoff between Iran and the United States over an international nuclear deal and offered to work with Tehran to defuse tension in the Middle East. "We are concerned that the situation in the Middle East is getting ...
Japan and South Korea foreign ministers likely to meet this month in Paris
Japan and South Korea are arranging for their foreign ministers to meet later this month on the sidelines of a gathering of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, government sources said Monday. Taro Kono of Japan and Kang Kyung-wha of South Korea are expected ...
Russia-Japan talks on disputed isles go nowhere, 'significant differences' remain
The top diplomats of Japan and Russia say there is a way to go before their countries can resolve a long-standing dispute over the Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.
Japan supports Taiwan's bid to attend World Health Assembly in move that could anger China
Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed support on Wednesday for Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly in a move that could anger China. It marks the first time Japan has publicly supported Taiwan's bid to attend the annual meeting of the WHA, the decision-making body ...
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono to visit Saudi Arabia and Africa
Foreign Minister Taro Kono will make separate visits to Saudi Arabia and Africa by the end of Golden Week, it was announced Friday. During his visit to Saudi Arabia, Kono, who left for the Middle East the same day, hopes to hold talks with dignitaries ...
Foreign Minister Taro Kono to visit Moscow in mid-May for Japan-Russia peace treaty talks
Foreign Minister Taro Kono plans to visit Moscow in mid-May for a meeting with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to advance postwar peace treaty talks that have stalled over a territorial dispute, a Japanese government source said Wednesday. The two-day visit from May 11 has been ...
