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JUNE 5 (Reuters) — The Philippines and Japan are to start talks on allowing Japanese military aircraft and naval vessels to use bases in the Philippines for refueling and picking up supplies, enabling them to extend their patrol range deep into the South China Sea, Philippine President Benigno Aquino said on Friday (June 5). The agreement would be a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), which would clear the way for the Japanese military to use Philippines’ […]
JUNE 4 (Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III and Emperor Akihito paid tribute to the “deep and abiding friendship” between the Philippines and Japan and of the strategic partnership between their people during a state banquet hosted by the latter and his wife, Empress Michiko, in honor of the visiting Philippine leader at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. In his remarks during the state banquet on Wednesday evening (June 3), President Aquino […]
A MAGNITUDE 5.6 quake shook Tokyo on Monday, May 25, setting off alarms and temporarily bringing the subway system to a halt, a report from The Japan Times said. The report said the quake shook buildings in Tokyo but that there was no risk of a tsunami from the quake. It said that the quake was registered at magnitude 5.3 by the US Geological Survey, but the Meteorological Agency earlier put it at 5.6. The runways […]
MAY 13 — According to United States Geological Survey a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Japan, affecting various areas including Tokyo. No tsunami threat was issued. (Tokyo, Japan) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for more yen investments on Tuesday (March 24) in a speech before Japanese business leaders in Tokyo. Widodo, on the third day of his Japan tour, focused on business diplomacy as he urged nearly 1,000 businessmen and women to increase their investment in Indonesia, a total of 4.7 billion US dollars in 2013 according to Japanese Foreign Ministry source. “Foreign investment to Indonesia continues to grow each and every year. […]
China denies Japanese accusations regarding the near miss incident between Chinese and Japanese military planes, with Beijing saying that it is the Japanese plane that flew abnormally close to a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft.
A news report from Tokyo stated that leaders from the Group of Seven are set to adopt for the first time a statement of their concerns against Chinese militarism in the South China Sea.
At least 17 were injured when a magnitude 6 earthquake hits Tokyo, Japan.
(Reuters) – Tokyo’s inflation jumped to a 22-year high in April by a key measure, an early sign that companies are making progress in passing on a new tax increase to customers as policy makers seek to pull Japan out of years of deflation. Friday’s data for the capital, a leading indicator of national trends showed much tamer inflation when the impact of the sales-tax hike is excluded. This underscores the daunting challenge for Prime […]
US President Barack Obama has met with Prime Minister Abe on his state visit to Japan, following a formal reception at the Imperial Palace. Tricky talks on a trade accord top the agenda, but both sides have reservations. Barack Obama said on Thursday in Tokyo that the disputed Senkaku Islands, called Diayou by China, were covered by a US-Japanese defense pact if they came under attack. Obama also said, however, that the US had no […]
(Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s favored candidate won Sunday’s election for governor of Tokyo, quashing efforts to make the vote a referendum on Abe’s pro-nuclear energy policy nearly three years after the Fukushima disaster The widely-expected victory by former health minister Yoichi Masuzoe comes as a relief for Abe, who had suffered a rare setback in another local election last month. The 65-year-old Masuzoe, backed by Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party, was the winner […]
