Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Japan ‘seriously concerned’ by South China Sea tension

VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) -- Japan is "seriously concerned" about Beijing's increasingly muscular claims in the South China Sea, Prime Minister…

Japan’s first lady visits Pearl Harbor

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited Pearl Harbor, bombed by Japanese planes nearly…

Japan emperor to address nation after abdication reports

by Kelly OLSEN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Emperor Akihito is set to make a rare address to the nation…

Japan says N. Korea missile test ‘outrageous act’

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday condemned a North Korean test missile that landed 250 kilometres (155…

New Tokyo governor says defying party secured win

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's new governor Yuriko Koike on Monday credited her landslide victory to having stood up to…

Japan’s Abe claims victory in parliamentary vote

by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claimed victory Sunday for his ruling coalition in…

Japan voters seen boosting Abe in parliament vote

by Hiroshi HIYAMA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese voters are suspicious of the government's economic policies and don't trust controversial…

Obama to make history with Hiroshima journey

by Shingo Ito HIROSHIMA, United States (AFP) -- President Barack Obama is set make history on Friday as he travels…

Japan restarts nuclear reactor amid protests

  (Reuters) -- Japan switched on a nuclear reactor for the first time in nearly two years on Tuesday (August…

Japan’s security fears grow as neighbors build up arms

By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO Mon Aug 4, 2014 9:33pm EDT (Reuters) - Japan finds itself surrounded by a worsening security…

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,…

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