INTERVIEW: Minister seeks progress in treaty talks with Russia
October 2, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs Seiichi Eto has sought progress in negotiations to conclude a peace treaty with Russia after settling a long-running territorial dispute. The Foreign Ministry mainly handles the negotiations on the envisioned treaty and
North Korea fires ballistic missile into Japan EEZ
October 2, 2019
Tokyo–North Korea fired an apparent ballistic missile into waters in Japan’s exclusive economic zone off the western prefecture of Shimane on Wednesday morning, the Japanese government said. The missile firing came just a day after North Korea unveiled an agreement
Japan to provide Samoa with cargo-passenger ship
October 2, 2019
Tokyo–Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday that Japan will provide Samoa with a cargo-passenger ship and related equipment worth a total of 2.5 billion yen. Abe revealed the grant-in-aid at a meeting with his Samoan counterpart, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, at
Free preschool education in Japan raises concerns
October 2, 2019
Tokyo–Tuesday’s start of a Japanese government program making preschool education free of charge has raised concerns about a possible increase in the number of children waiting to be accepted into nurseries. The program covers children aged 3 to 5 as
Japan keeps top spot in passport power ranking
October 2, 2019
London–Japan and Singapore retained their place atop a ranking of countries with powerful passports, British consulting firm Henley & Partners said in a survey report Tuesday. Japan has maintained the No. 1 spot in the quarterly report of the Henley
INTERVIEW: Plan for new reconstruction body expected by year end
October 2, 2019
Tokyo–New Japanese post disaster reconstruction minister Kazunori Tanaka hopes to decide the concrete image of a planned successor body to the Reconstruction Agency by year-end. The image will be based chiefly on requests from municipalities in areas hit by the
South Korea asks Japan to share missile info via GSOMIA
October 2, 2019
Seoul–South Korea’s Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Wednesday that the country asked Japan to share information on North Korea’s apparent ballistic missile launch on the day through a bilateral military intelligence-sharing pact. Jeong revealed the request at a meeting of
U.S., Japan, South Korea defense chiefs to meet in November
October 2, 2019
Washington–The defense ministers of the United States, Japan and South Korea will meet in Thailand in November on the occasion of a gathering of defense chiefs of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states and other countries, a U.S.
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