4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (356+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government has called on China to withdraw its antidumping measures imposed on imports of a Japanese semiconductor material, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Tuesday. "We have strongly protested the measures and requested their…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (156+ words) nippon.com Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan, the United States and South Korea kicked off their Freedom Edge 2026 joint military exercise on Monday with an opening ceremony at the U.S. Air Force's Yokota Air Base in Tokyo. This year's exercise, the…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (151+ words) Sydney, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Far more Australians and Indians felt that the United States is a harmful presence in Asia than Japanese people, a recent survey has shown. According to the survey conducted by the University of Sydney's United States…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (491+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that a ceremony was held in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk on Friday to unveil a new statue marking Moscow's World War II victory over Japan. The ministry urged…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (159+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to provide defense equipment to about 12 countries for free in fiscal 2026, an increase from eight in the previous year, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The increase in the number of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (179+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, and the U.S. and Australian militaries held an opening ceremony Wednesday for their joint command post exercise to be staged at multiple locations in Japan. The exercise, Yama Sakura, will involve about 5,200 GSDF…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (145+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated her determination on Wednesday to strengthen the country's defense capabilities amid the severe security environment, including China's military buildup. "Unless we have the resolve to venture into a new world…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (132+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--Russia has expressed concern to the Japanese Embassy in Moscow over joint defense drills among Japan, the United States and Australia scheduled for Sept. 8-24, Russian news agency Tass reported Tuesday. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (178+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--The foreign ministers from Japan and four Central and Eastern European nations forming the Visegrad Four, or V4, framework agreed Tuesday to boost cooperation between research institutions and companies from the countries over cutting-edge technologies, such as…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (133+ words) nippon.com - Japan PM Seeks Nepal's Cooperation in Search of 5 Japanese Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday asked for Nepal's maximum cooperation in the search for five Japanese nationals who went unaccounted for after a…...