Shinzo Abe
Japan Sends Biggest Warship To Protect US Supply Vessel
Japan has dispatched its biggest warship, in the first such operation since it passed controversial laws expanding the...
Japan Warship To Escort US Supply Vessel In Pacific
Japan will dispatch its biggest warship since World War II to protect a US supply ship, as tensions mount in the region...
North In Another ‘failed’ Missile Launch
North Korea has test-fired another ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say. The missile exploded...
Japan’s Abe Warns of ‘confusion’ Without UK/EU Brexit Deal
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday urged Britain and the European Union to secure a "smooth and...
UK ‘steadfast’ On N.Korea, May Tells Japan’s Abe
British Prime Minister Theresa May assured Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe on Friday that the UK remains "steadfast" in its...
Trump Praises China’s Xi Over Handling of North Korea
Donald Trump has praised China's President Xi Jinping for his handling of North Korea, calling him "a very good man"...
All Eyes On Philippines’ Gum-Chewing, Cursing Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hosts Southeast Asian leaders this week, and there is much interest in how the...
Trump Says ‘major, Major’ Conflict With North Korea Possible
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday a major conflict with North Korea is possible in the standoff over its...
Japan Disaster Minister To Resign Over Quake Gaffe
Japan's disaster reconstruction minister is expected to resign on Wednesday following his controversial remarks over...
Japan’s 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...
US Embassy ‘promotes Trump’s Florida Resort’
Democrats have criticised a blog post on the website of the US embassy in London about President Donald Trump's luxury...
US Warship In West Pacific For Japan Navy Drills
The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will start joint exercises with Japan's navy on Sunday, Tokyo's defence ministry said,...
Japan To Test Mass Telecommute For 2020 Olympics
Japanese commuters will be encouraged to work from home for one day in a nationwide exercise for the 2020 Olympics that...
Anger, Confusion As Japan Revives Militaristic Edict
Japan's century-old imperial proclamation urging people to be willing to die for the emperor was consigned to history...
Japan’s Exports Jump In March
Japanese exports recorded their biggest gain in more than two years in March, official data showed Thursday, in a sign...
VP Pence Thanks Corporate Japan For Boosting US Growth
Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday hailed Japanese companies for contributing to US economic prosperity, moving to...
Hundreds Evacuated After Deadly Sri Lanka Dump Collapse
Sri Lanka has moved over 400 families to temporary shelters after tonnes of rotting garbage collapsed onto a slum on...
Hope Fades For Sri Lanka Missing, Garbage Toll Hits 21
Hopes of finding anyone alive under a collapsed mountain of garbage in Sri Lanka's capital faded Sunday as the death...
VP Pence Jets Into Seoul With Korea Tensions High
Vice President Mike Pence will arrive in Seoul Sunday, flying into a geopolitical maelstrom amid a possible North...