Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno
20 October 2023
Japan's embassy in China confirmed Thursday that one of its citizens had been formally...
Ground Self-Defense Force troops take part in a military review at the GSDF's Asaka training ground in Saitama Prefecture in October 2018. Photo: AFP
16 December 2022
Japan is set to outline plans Friday to drastically expand its defence capabilities over...
Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida. Photo: EPA
26 September 2022
Japan and China will mark 50 years of diplomatic relations this month with little public...
China's People's Liberation Army fires a long-range missile that allegedly entered Japan's exclusive economic zone. Photo: AFP
22 August 2022
Japan is considering the deployment of more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 19, 2022 the UN Security Council ministerial debate over international peace and security, conflict and food security at UN headquarters in New York. Japan was among five countries elected June 9, 2022 to hold a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2023 and 2024. Photo: Andrea RENAULT / AFP
10 June 2022
Japan was among five countries elected Thursday to hold a non-permanent seat on the...
Japan has been closed to tourists for two years during the pandemic. Photo: AFP
27 May 2022
Japan announced Thursday it will reopen to tourists from 36 countries starting June 10,...
Japanese marines on the march. Photo: AFP
21 March 2022
Japan has broken with years of precedent in its tough response to the Ukraine invasion,...
Office and residential buildings are seen from an observation deck of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: EPA
10 February 2022
Japan’s foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, told a press conference on 9 February that...
Buildings are seen from an observation deck in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: EPA
03 February 2022
Japan's parliament on Tuesday passed a rare resolution expressing concern about rights...
10 December 2021
The National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar urged a cross-party group of Japanese...
A man walks past a Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games banner at the entrance to the Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo on August 19, 2021. Photo: AFP
23 August 2021
Japan refused to issue visas for two Myanmar diplomats appointed by the military junta,...
Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi takes part in a trilateral meeting with USA and South Korea on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers meeting in London on May 5, 2021. Photo: AFP
07 August 2021
Japan urged Myanmar's junta Friday to free people detained since the February 1 coup and...

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