Shinzo Abe

West and Japan snub China parade but Putin, North Korean official coming

Major Western leaders will not attend a military parade in China next week to mark the end of World ...

Aug 25, 2015 03:11 AM EDT

Japan PM Abe to skip visit to China for WW2 anniversary

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not attend events to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of...

Aug 24, 2015 08:19 AM EDT

Japan protests Russian PM's visit to disputed island

Japan on Saturday lodged a protest over Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's visit to one of fou...

Aug 23, 2015 07:55 AM EDT

Ghosts of WW2 haunt East Asia as Abe readies anniversary statement

Seventy years after Japan's defeat in World War Two, the conflict's legacy haunts East Asia and reco...

Aug 12, 2015 09:48 AM EDT

Abe renews pledge of nuclear weapons free Japan at Nagasaki memorial

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Na...

Aug 09, 2015 09:13 AM EDT

Japan may give planes to Manila for South China Sea patrols: sources

Japan wants to give planes to the Philippines that Manila could use for patrols in the South China S...

Aug 06, 2015 01:19 AM EDT

Japan's Abe asks Biden for investigation of possible U.S. spying

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday for an investiga...

Aug 05, 2015 03:23 AM EDT

Japan approves increase in Fukushima compensation to $57 billion

Japan on Tuesday approved an increase in compensation payments for the Fukushima crisis to 7.07 tril...

Jul 28, 2015 08:38 AM EDT

China says Japan defense review misleading, Japan releases photos

China reserves the right to a "necessary reaction" after Japan issued a defense review that called o...

Jul 22, 2015 05:51 AM EDT

Japan demands China halt oil exploration in part of East China Sea

Japan called on China on Tuesday to halt construction of oil-and-gas exploration platforms in the Ea...

Jul 21, 2015 06:23 AM EDT

Toshiba CEO steps down over accounting scandal

Toshiba Corp's (6502.T) chief executive stepped down on Tuesday after an independent investigation f...

Jul 21, 2015 06:07 AM EDT

Toshiba CEO to step down in September in accounting scandal: sources

Toshiba Corp Chief Executive Hisao Tanaka will step down in September along with other board members...

Jul 15, 2015 09:06 AM EDT

Japan cinema legend Miyazaki joins protests against move to widen military role

Japan cannot use military strength to counter China, Hayao Miyazaki, famed director of the Oscar-win...

Jul 13, 2015 10:39 AM EDT

Japan interested in joining NATO missile consortium

Japan is interested in joining a NATO missile building consortium that would give Tokyo its first ta...

Jul 09, 2015 07:18 PM EDT

Philippines steps up drills with U.S., Japan forces near South China Sea

The Philippines will hold separate naval exercises with U.S. and Japanese forces this week on a Phil...

Jun 22, 2015 05:37 AM EDT

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