Japan urges China to play bigger role in restraining North Korea
Beijing is also suspicious about Tokyo`s stance on the disputed the South China Sea and over self-ruled Taiwan.
May 30, 2017, 09:41 AM IST
Japan parliament passes controversial anti-terror bill
Japan's lower house of parliament passed a controversial bill to crack down on people planning crime.
May 23, 2017, 15:30 PM IST
South Korea, Japan seek to lower tensions over `comfort women`
Japan`s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with a senior South Korean envoy on Thursday, as the two countries try to lower tensions over Tokyo`s wartime use of "comfort women".
May 18, 2017, 14:17 PM IST
Threat coming from North Korea entering new stage: Japan PM Shinzo Abe
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe praised US President Donald Trump's tough stance against the Kim Jong-un regime.
May 17, 2017, 12:35 PM IST
Japan, South Korea leaders agree on early summit, cooperation on North Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea`s new president, Moon Jae-in, agreed on Thursday to work together closely in dealing with North Korea`s nuclear and missile development, and to hold a bilateral summit meeting at an early date.
May 11, 2017, 12:51 PM IST
Shinzo Abe announces plan to revise Japan's pacifist charter
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday announced plans to seek the first-ever changes to Japan's post-war pacifist constitution and said he wants the revisions to take effect in 2020.
May 03, 2017, 14:42 PM IST
China warned North Korea of sanctions after any nuclear test: Rex Tillerson
China has told the Trump administration it warned North Korea it would impose unilateral sanctions should Pyongyang carry out another nuclear test.
Apr 28, 2017, 10:12 AM IST
Vladimir Putin, Shinzo Abe call for faster restart of talks on North Korean settlement
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raised their concern over the deteriorating situation on the Korean Peninsula, saying, it is necessary to restart six-party negotiations on the same.
Apr 28, 2017, 08:45 AM IST
Japan`s Shinzo Abe to visit Russia for Putin meet
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Russia this week for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin and Tokyo said Tuesday, as the two sides look to make headway on a decades-old territorial dispute.
Apr 25, 2017, 17:04 PM IST
Shinzo Abe, Donald Trump discuss North Korea amid rising tensions
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump on Monday discussed North Korea over the telephone amid heightened tensions surrounding the country.
Apr 24, 2017, 13:32 PM IST
Shinzo Abe, Donald Trump discuss N Korea amid rising tensions
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump on Monday discussed North Korea over the telephone amid heightened tensions surrounding the country.
Apr 24, 2017, 13:31 PM IST
Japan commemorates first anniversary of Kumamoto quake
Japan on Friday commemorated the first anniversary of a massive earthquake that struck the region of Kumamoto, resulting in 225 deaths.
Apr 14, 2017, 12:37 PM IST
North Korea to deliver 'ruthless blow' if provoked by US: Envoy
Korea is ready to deliver the "most ruthless blow" if provoked by the United States, its ambassador to Moscow said on Thursday, after President Donald Trump pledged to keep building up defences against Pyongyang.
Apr 06, 2017, 21:16 PM IST
US to boost defenses against North Korea: Trump to Abe
The United States will continue to build its military defenses against North Korea, Donald Trump told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday, pledging all options are on the table.
Apr 06, 2017, 10:01 AM IST
Japan ruling party urges strike capability amid North Korea threat
Japan's ruling party on Wednesday said the government should consider developing the capability to strike enemy bases if the country is attacked, citing North Korea's missile and nuclear threats.
Mar 29, 2017, 20:47 PM IST
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe denies he or wife made donations to principal of scandal-hit school
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe repeated denials on Friday that he or his wife had made donations to the head of a Japanese nationalist school at the heart of a political scandal that is chipping away at Abe`s support.
Mar 24, 2017, 09:21 AM IST
Japan principal of scandal-hit school says he got donation from PM Shinzo Abe's wife
The head of a Japanese nationalist school at the heart of a swirling political scandal said in sworn testimony in parliament on Thursday that he received a donation of 1 million yen from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s wife in her husband`s name.
Mar 23, 2017, 10:35 AM IST
Chancellor Angela Merkel warns Germany could ban Turkish campaign events
Chancellor Angela Merkel today warned that Germany could ban future campaign events by Turkish politicians on its soil unless Ankara stopped "Nazi" jibes aimed at Berlin.
Mar 21, 2017, 00:26 AM IST
Japan PM did not donate money to school at heart of scandal: Govt spokesman
The scandal has also put Defence Minister Tomomi Inada in the hot seat after she had to correct a statement about her links to the principal.
Japan court strikes down ban on 'mannequin mob' protest
Japanese political dissenters chalked up a small victory today when a court struck down a city's move to ban a "mannequin flash mob" anti-government protest.
Mar 08, 2017, 16:12 PM IST
