Japan

WWII shipwrecks off Malaysia broken for scrap: divers

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Three World War II shipwrecks off the coast of Malaysia -- the final resting place of…

US, Japan, S. Korea request UN Security Council meeting on N. Korea

UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) --The United States, Japan and South Korea on Sunday requested an urgent UN Security Council…

Trump welcomes Abe with warm White House embrace

  by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…

Japan PM Abe in Washington for talks with Trump

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Washington on Thursday for talks with US President…

Japan PM calls for ‘new’ approach to end islands dispute with Russia

  (Reuters) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a new approach to resolve the territorial dispute with Russia…

US, Japan conduct test of joint missile

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States and Japan have conducted the first interception of a ballistic missile target…

Japan’s troubled ‘space junk’ mission fails

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- An experimental Japanese mission to clear 'space junk' or rubbish from the Earth's orbit has ended…

US-Japan alliance ‘cornerstone’ of stability: Mattis

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- US Defense Secretary James Mattis told his Japanese counterpart on Saturday that their alliance remained a…

Tokyo stocks open higher before US jobs data

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday with the yen taking a breather as investors waited for…

New Pentagon chief seeks to underscore alliances with Japan, S.Korea

by Thomas WATKINS Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New Pentagon chief James Mattis on Wednesday heads to South…

Tokyo stocks up in morning after Dow hits 20,000

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning after the Dow topped 20,000 points for the first time on…

Japan criticizes South Korean province governor over visit to disputed islands

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Japan on Wednesday (January 25) lodged a protest with South Korea after a South Korean official…

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