Japan has selected the Philippines, Indonesia, Mongolia and Djibouti as the next recipients of its Official Security Assistance (OSA) scheme, according to reports, with analysts saying the move reflects Tokyo's…
Japan has officially confirmed that it is bidding for a contract to develop a new class of frigates for the Australian navy after the government concluded that the project would…
Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has started the new extraordinary session of the Diet by stressing that he intends to achieve a consensus with opposition parties. He needs to secure…
Japan's unpopular minority government approved on Friday an extra budget to help pay for a massive stimulus package after the ruling coalition's worst election result in 15 years.The hoped-for lift…
Lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties hold their first meeting on political reform aimed at revising the political funds control…
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has made a direct appeal to President Joe Biden, urging him to sanction Nippon Steel's proposed $15 billion acquisition of US Steel.Biden, however, has…
Prologue to war The European war presented the Japanese with tempting opportunities. After the Nazi attack on Russia in 1941, the Japanese were torn between German urgings to join the…
SEOUL--South Korea expressed regret to Japan on Monday over Tokyo's attitude towards a memorial service held for laborers including Koreans forced to work in Japan's Sado mines during World War…
Japan's government has suggested a new target to reduce the county's greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in fiscal 2035 from fiscal 2013 levels. The government currently aims for a…
SADO, Niigata Prefecture--Japan was set to go ahead with a memorial ceremony Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Minesdespite South Korea's last-minute boycott of the event that highlighted tensions between…