1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (135+ words) South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on Saturday that North Korea has fired ballistic missiles several times toward the Sea of Japan from the country's east coast. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on Saturday that North Korea…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (241+ words) Japan, the United States and South Korea have kicked off a joint exercise in the East China Sea. The fourth iteration of Freedom Edge started on Monday, involving Aegis-equipped vessels, as well as fighter jets and patrol aircraft. On the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (218+ words) The Pacific Islands Forum has wrapped up its annual leaders' meeting with a show of concern about China's recent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The forum consists of 18 countries and territories, including Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (132+ words) A cross-party group of Japanese Diet members for Japan-China friendship is planning to visit China this month to help mend the strained relations between the two countries. The plan was announced on Thursday by Moriyama Hiroshi, who chairs the Japan-China…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (41+ words) Belgium eyes stronger defense ties with Japan nhk.or.jp Belgium eyes stronger defense ties with Japan Europe increasingly sees Japan as a stable partner in an unstable world. Now Belgium plans to station a defense attache in Tokyo for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (207+ words) People have gathered outside a city hall in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, to call on the city to reject an initial survey to determine whether the area could host a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste. The Japanese…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (162+ words) Belgium's defense minister says his country plans to strengthen communications and information-sharing with Japan amid concerns over China's military buildup. Defense minister Theo Francken spoke to NHK in Brussels earlier this month. He is scheduled to visit Japan starting on…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (47+ words) South Korea rethinking defense nhk.or.jp South Korea rethinking defense South Korea's shrinking population has led to a serious decline in the number of its soldiers. Senior citizens have been training on their own to defend their country while…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (153+ words) Three Japanese lawmakers from the ruling and opposition blocs have started their visit to China with the aim of seeking ways to mend strained relations between the two countries. Hashimoto Gaku from the governing Liberal Democratic Party, Isa Shinichi from…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (244+ words) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said the United States should be urged to abandon what he called its "hostile" policy toward North Korea. Wang held separate meetings with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his National Security Adviser…...