Abe under fire over favoritism allegations
The opposition questions Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in connection with a controversial project to open a new veterinary s...
read moreLocal gov't memo implicates PM Abe in controversial project
A memo written by a local government official apparently implicates Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a controversial project...
read moreFresh revelation of defense logs
New logs on the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' South Sudan mission emerge as a secrecy scandal rocks the Abe administrati...
read moreGolf diplomacy round 2 for Abe and Trump
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will have another round of golf with US President Donald Trump.
read moreSelf-Defense Forces secrecy scandal rocks Abe govt
A scandal over the suppression of logs on the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' Iraq mission rocks the Abe administration.
read moreUS Ospreys land at Yokota air base
Five US Ospreys land at the US Air Force's Yokota base in Tokyo amid concerns over safety.
read moreGSDF failed to report discovery of Iraq troop logs
Japan's defense chief says the Ground Self-Defense Force failed to report it found activity logs for troops in Iraq.
read moreForced sterilization victims demand redress
Diet members hear for the first time from disabled women who underwent forced sterilization under the nation's former eu...
read moreGround Self-Defense Force gets major overhaul
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force gets a major reorganization, with the creation of a unified command and amphibious for...
read moreIkata no.2 reactor to be decommissioned
Shikoku Electric will decommission a reactor at its Ikata nuclear plant.
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