Hundreds of thousands of residents in Osaka, Japan were urged to evacuate their homes as powerful typhoon Neoguri brings torrential rains and powerful winds.
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Typhoon churns towards Japan, prompting calls to evacuate
(Reuters) – Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Japan and more than 500,000 people urged to evacuate as a powerful typhoon brought torrential rain and high winds to southwestern islands and was forecast to reach Tokyo later in the week. Typhoon Neoguri weakened from its original status as a super typhoon but remained intense, with gusts of more than 250 km per hour (155 mph). It was powering towards the Okinawa island chain where emergency rain and […]
Japan prepares for super typhoon
Japan is preparing for the arrival of super typhoon Neoguri, with various activities being conducted to prepare for the onslaught of the super typhoon.
Super typhoon takes aim at Japan
A super typhoon described as a “once-in-decades storm” headed for Japan on Monday (July 7), set to rake the southern Okinawa island chain with heavy rain and powerful winds before making landfall on Kyushu, Japan’s westernmost main island. Typhoon Neoguri was already gusting at more than 250 km an hour (150 mph) and may pick up still more power as it moves north, growing into an “extremely intense” storm by Tuesday (June 8), the Japan […]
MAN SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE IN JAPAN IN DEFENCE PROTEST
A Japanese man set himself a fire near a bustling rail station in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo to protest a proposal reinterpreting the Japanese Constitution to allow for a more active military. Dennis Lu reports.
China says Philippines stirring tensions after Aquino expressed support for Japan
(Reuters) — China on Wednesday (June 25) accused the Philippines of creating tension in the region and urged Manila to show “sincerity” in upholding stability after President Benigno Aquino welcomed Japan’s more assertive military policy. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made it clear on Tuesday (June 24) he wanted an early agreement with his ruling party’s dovish junior partner to ease constitutional curbs that have keptJapan’s military from fighting abroad since World War Two. Aquino said after meeting Abe on Tuesday that “nations of […]
Aquino returns from successful Japan trip
MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino III returned to Manila Tuesday night following his one-day working visit to Japan, where he met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, addressed a peace seminar and visited a memorial for wartime victims in Hiroshima.During their meeting, President Aquino and Prime Minister Abe exchanged views on current developments in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and the East China Sea.The President said the Philippines wants […]
President Aquino arrives in Japan, meets with Prime Minister Abe
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Tuesday at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Tokyo, Japan to discuss various issues aimed at further developing the bilateral relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Abe said it is his great pleasure to see President Aquino for the fourth time following their last meeting in December 2013, when the latter participated in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Japan Summit, also held […]
Presidential trip to Japan
Due to the invitation of the Japanese prime minister, President Aquino went to Japan and is set to meet with the prime ministering regarding support in the territorial dispute arbitration.
Japan eases visa requirements
The Japanese government is set to implement a substantial relaxation of visa requirements for Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines – an initiative that is a part of their visa-free policy that aims to promote Japan as a tourism-friendly country.
Japan’s workforce shortage
Japanese firms are taking matters into their own hands to address a labor shortage that’s an unwelcome side effect of the country’s revival. Dennis Lu reports.
Snubs, harsh words at Asia security meet as US and Japan rile China
(Reuters) – When Japan’s defence minister greeted the deputy chief of staff of China’s army at a regional security forum this weekend, he was undiplomatically snubbed. Lieutenant General Wang Guanzhong said he was incensed by comments from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe implicitly holding China responsible for territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas and later by U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s accusations that Beijing was destabilising the region. “When Mr Abe spoke just now, […]
