North Korea to top agenda on Tillerson Asia visit: Reports
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to visit Japan, China and South Korea later this month to discuss Pyongyang`s nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes.
Mar 04, 2017, 10:46 AM IST
Japan PM Shinzō Abe's wife cuts ties with school at centre of political scandal
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s wife has cut ties with an elementary school whose operator is under fire for buying state-owned land at a rock-bottom price in a furore rapidly developing into a political headache for Abe.
Feb 24, 2017, 09:17 AM IST
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe says he sought common goals, not differences with Donald Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he stressed common goals, not differences, during his weekend meetings with US President Donald Trump, whom he called a "good listener."
Feb 13, 2017, 23:08 PM IST
China upset at disputed islands mention in Japan-US meeting
The United States and Japan should watch what they say and do and stop making the wrong comments, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang.
Feb 13, 2017, 14:42 PM IST
United States 100% behind Japan after North Korea missile launch: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump today assured its "great ally" Japan of America's full support after North Korea in an apparent provocation test fired a ballistic missile, which was denounced by the visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as "absolutely intolerable."
Feb 12, 2017, 11:26 AM IST
Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe pledge to strengthen US-Japan strategic ties
President Donald Trump has pledged close security and economic cooperation with Japan as he described the US-Japan alliance as the "cornerstone" of peace and stability in the Pacific region, a day after patching up with an assertive China over the Taiwan issue.
Feb 11, 2017, 15:42 PM IST
Japan's Shinzo Abe to propose new cabinet level talks with United States
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose new cabinet level US-Japan talks on trade, security and macroeconomic issues, including currencies, when he meets US President
Feb 09, 2017, 13:26 PM IST
Donald Trump invites Japan's PM Abe to Mar-a-Largo for weekend
US President Donald Trump has invited Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to his private residence at Mar-a-Lago in Florida over the weekend, the White House said on Wednesday.
Feb 08, 2017, 09:10 AM IST
Japan resumes work on controversial US base on Okinawa
The Japanese government today resumed work on building a controversial US airbase on Okinawa island
Feb 06, 2017, 15:51 PM IST
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to meet US President Donald Trump in February
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet US President Donald Trump here on February 10, the White House has said.
Jan 29, 2017, 10:21 AM IST
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe says will keep seeking Donald Trump's understanding on TPP
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he believed United States President Donald Trump understood the value of free trade and that he would keep pitching a multinational trade pact that Trump's administration has vowed to exit.
Jan 23, 2017, 14:27 PM IST
Important to solve South China Sea conflict peacefully, says Japan PM Shinzo Abe
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said during his visit to Indonesia on Sunday that it is important to solve the South China Sea conflict peacefully.
Jan 15, 2017, 17:49 PM IST
Japan PM Shinzo Abe first foreign leader to visit Duterte`s Philippines
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in the Philippines on Thursday, becoming the first foreign leader to visit since President Rodrigo Duterte took office last year and launched his deadly w
Jan 12, 2017, 13:41 PM IST
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to embark on Asia tour 'amid rising Chinese assertiveness'
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia and Vietnam on a six-day trip starting Thursday aimed at strengthening security cooperation in the face of Chinas rising maritime assertiveness, the media reported.
Jan 11, 2017, 18:47 PM IST
Japan PM Shinzo Abe urges South Korea to remove 'comfort woman' statue
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called on South Korea to remove a statue of a "comfort woman" which has reignited a diplomatic row over Tokyo's wartime sex slavery.
Jan 08, 2017, 15:42 PM IST
Japan to recall envoy from South Korea over ''comfort women'' statue
Japan said on Friday it was recalling its ambassador to South Korea over a statue commemorating Korean women forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War Two and that the statue violated an agreement to resolve the issue.
Jan 06, 2017, 10:26 AM IST
Japan's defence minister visits Yasukuni shrine after Pearl Harbor trip
Japan`s defence minister visited a controversial shrine to Japan`s war dead on Thursday, just after accompanying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a historic visit to Pearl Harbor, where Japan`s attack brought the United States into World War Two.
Dec 29, 2016, 06:47 AM IST
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe offers no apology during Pearl Harbour visit
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not offer any apology during his visit to Pearl Harbour for the sneak World War II attack that claimed more than 2,400 lives.
Dec 28, 2016, 10:23 AM IST
Shinzo Abe, Obama lay wreaths at Pearl Harbor memorial
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Barack Obama made a poignant joint pilgrimage to Pearl Harbor Tuesday, laying wreaths for the victims of a stealth attack that triggered America`s entry into World War II.
Dec 28, 2016, 03:25 AM IST
Japan's Abe pays respects at Hawaii memorials on eve of Pearl Harbor trip
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe does not plan to apologize for the 1941 attack but to console the souls of those who died in the war.
Dec 27, 2016, 09:24 AM IST
