Japan PM demands world find 'new means' to halt threat from North Korea
Abe, addressing the UN General Assembly, said that calculations about North Korea needed to change after its latest actions including the state's test of what it said was a miniaturized nuclear bomb for a warhead.
Sep 22, 2016, 04:34 AM ISTJapan pledges USD 2.8 billion in refugee aid over three years
Japan will provide $2.8 billion to help deal with the global refugee crisis over three years from 2016, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday.
Sep 20, 2016, 02:31 AM ISTNorth Korea's nuclear test unacceptable: Japan
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday said the nuclear test conducted by North Korea was unacceptable and would be protested.
Sep 09, 2016, 11:51 AM ISTLaos supports India's permanent seat in UNSC
The India-Asean Summit on Thursday will be attended by leaders of 10 southeast Asian nations.
Sep 08, 2016, 09:46 AM ISTJapan 'seriously concerned' by South China Sea tension
Japan is "seriously concerned" about Beijing's increasingly muscular claims in the South China Sea, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Asian leaders on Thursday.
Sep 07, 2016, 22:58 PM ISTASEAN summit: PM Modi, Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe review progress in civil nuclear cooperation
In first bilateral meeting, PM Modi met here on the sidelines of the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit.
Sep 07, 2016, 22:08 PM ISTEx-Japan PM Junichiro Koizumi says Fukushima not under control
Former Japanese leader Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday accused current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of lying when he claimed the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant was "under control."
Sep 07, 2016, 17:39 PM ISTPM Modi leaves for Laos to attend ASEAN-India summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday departed for Vientiane, Laos, where he will attend the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit.
Sep 07, 2016, 12:06 PM ISTJapan PM urges Vladimir Putin to work together to resolve island dispute
Japan claims a string of Russia-controlled western Pacific islands, called the Northern Territories in Japan and Southern Kuriles in Russia.
Vladimir Putin says keen to solve Japan island row
Tokyo-Moscow relations are hamstrung by a row dating back to the end of World War II.
Sep 02, 2016, 13:52 PM ISTJapan eyes record defence budget to develop anti-ship missiles
If approved by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s cabinet, it would be the fifth straight year the government sets a record defence budget.
Aug 31, 2016, 11:12 AM ISTUN council condemns North Korea missile launches, vows new measures
The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned North Korea for test-firing ballistic missiles and agreed to take "significant measures" in response the latest series of launches.
Aug 27, 2016, 08:57 AM ISTJapan PM sends ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine for war dead
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to a shrine for war dead on Monday, the anniversary of Japan`s World War Two defeat, but did not visit the shrine, which is seen in China and South Korea as a symbol of Tokyo`s wartime militarism.
Aug 15, 2016, 11:11 AM ISTJapan military on alert to destroy North Korea missile: Report
Pyongyang has conducted a series of missile tests this year in defiance of UN sanctions imposed after its fourth nuclear test in January.
Aug 08, 2016, 17:11 PM ISTJapan`s emperor says may be `difficult` to fulfil duties
Japanese Emperor Akihito said on Monday he is concerned his weakening health may make it hard to fulfil his duties, in a speech seen as signalling a possible future abdication.
Aug 08, 2016, 12:28 PM ISTJapan marks Hiroshima bombing anniversary
Japan on Saturday marked 71 years since the city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a US atomic bomb, as its mayor urged the world to unite in abolishing nuclear weapons.
Aug 06, 2016, 20:40 PM ISTJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appoints Tomomi Inada as defence minister
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday reshuffled his cabinet, appointing Tomomi Inada of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party the new Defence Minister.
Aug 03, 2016, 13:18 PM ISTJapan's Abe, eyeing lengthy rule, to opt for stability in cabinet rejig
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks set to put priority on stability when he rejigs his cabinet and top party line-up on Wednesday, retaining key ministers and tapping a veteran lawmaker who favours big spending as ruling party number two.
Aug 02, 2016, 10:48 AM ISTJapan seeks to pressure Beijing on South China Sea ruling
Tokyo raised pressure on Beijing at an Asia-Europe summit Saturday to respect an international tribunal`s ruling that dismissed its claims to much of the South China Sea.
Jul 16, 2016, 09:49 AM ISTJapan PM tells China''s Li international law must be respected - Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that a rules-based international order must be respected.
Jul 15, 2016, 15:41 PM IST