Japan

N. Korea launch “violent act,””can never be tolerated”: Japan PM

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's prime minister said Wednesday that the latest North Korean missile launch was a "violent act" that…

Japan PM confident on progress in amending constitution

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is "confident" of progress in amending Japan's pacifist constitution, he said Friday, in…

Japan railway ‘deeply sorry’ after train leaves 20 seconds early

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese railway operator has issued a deep apology for the "tremendous nuisance" caused by a…

Japan donates 5 surveillance planes to the Philippines

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) –Japan has decided to donate the five surveillance planes that were previously being leased to…

Subaru recalls 400,000 cars in Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Subaru recalled nearly 400,000 vehicles from its domestic market on Thursday due to an inspection scandal…

Japan, US stage naval drill amid N. Korea tension

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan and the United States launched a joint naval drill Thursday in a show of force…

Japan’s economy grew 0.3% in third quarter

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan notched up its seventh straight quarter of economic growth, official data showed on Wednesday, although the…

UN condemns N. Korea for firing missiles as people starve

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN member-states on Tuesday condemned North Korea for gross human rights violations and for conducting missile…

ASEAN plus Three (Japan, Korea, China) firms up plans to strengthen peaceful co-existence in the region

  (Eagle News) -- Nurturing a peaceful co-existence within the ASEAN region. This was the goal of the Association of…

Toshiba sells TV business to China’s Hisense

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Struggling Japanese conglomerate Toshiba said Tuesday it has decided to sell its television business to China's Hisense Group…

Japan’s SoftBank: ‘No final agreement’ on Uber

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese tech giant SoftBank Tuesday said there was "no final agreement" on an investment in Uber…

Japan vows deeper cooperation to build a stronger ASEAN; asks region to put pressure on N. Korea

  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to deepen cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in various…

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