Tag: Fumio Kishida

Japanese and Russian foreign ministers to discuss disputed islands

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Monday (March 20) for talks, during which they were expected to discuss various issues including territorial disputes and economic cooperation. Japan and Russia agreed in December to launch talks on joint economic activities on disputed islands at the center of the territorial row as a step toward concluding a peace treaty formally ending World War Two. The islands […]

Japan criticizes the Pyeongchang Olympics’ website for mentioning disputed islands

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday (January 20) objected to mention on the Pyeongchang Olympics website of islands disputed by his country and South Korea, saying it was “unacceptable” and went against the spirit of the international competition. He added that Japan had conveyed its views on the matter to the South Korean government and called on them to make an appropriate response. Ties between Japan and South Korea, host […]

Japan to fund $2.4 bn railway in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Japan on Friday announced it is pouring a massive $2.4 billion into a new railway in the Philippines aimed at easing Manila’s notorious gridlock. Japan, the Philippines’ top trading partner and source of aid, said the 38-kilometre (24-mile) elevated commuter line would connect Manila to nearby Bulacan province to decongest the capital and help spur economic activity. “This is one of the biggest projects Japan has ever embarked upon using the […]

Japan foreign minister says North Korea ‘provocations’ make push to abolish nuclear arms harder

HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – The effort to rid the world of nuclear weapons has been made more complex by North Korea’s repeated provocations said Japanese Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida, during a news conference on Monday (April 11) The meeting of Group of Seven most industrial nations (G7) Foreign ministers closed on Monday in the city of Hiroshima with a call for nations to meet the conditions for a nuclear free world. Hiroshima is one of […]

SOKOR’S foreign minister meets Japanese counterpart in first trip in four years

(REUTERS)  South Korea’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se visited Tokyo on Sunday (June 21), the first such trip in four years, as the U.S. allies prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of the normalisation of ties amid a chill because of feuds over the wartime past. Yun met Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at Tokyo’s foreign ministry guest-house on Sunday. He is scheduled to attend a ceremony held by the South Korean embassy on Monday (June […]