North Korea launches 4th missile Into Japan's EEZ
A North Korean missile falls into the Sea of Japan, prompting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to promise concrete action worki...
read moreJapan troops withdraw from S. Sudan
The last batch of Japanese troops in South Sudan left the country after taking part in a U.N. peacekeeping mission.
read moreAbe leaves for G7 summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves for Italy to attend the G7 summit.
read more'Conspiracy bill' passes lower house
A conspiracy bill to penalize the planning of terror and other serious crimes passed Japan's lower house on Tuesday.
read moreJapan scrambles against apparent Chinese drone
Japan scrambles planes against what appeared to be a Chinese drone over its waters near the Senkaku Islands.
read moreFukuoka governor seeks registering all sites as world heritage
Fukuoka Gov. Hiroshi Ogawa asks the Japanese government to aim to register all proposed sites of Munakata region as a UN...
read moreJapan protests against South Korean research
Japan protests against South Korean research near the Takeshima Islands.
read moreJapan, US mull response to N.Korean missile launch
Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discuss a response to this weekend's ball...
read moreJapan, NZ to lead TPP without US
Japan and New Zealand agree to spearhead debate on the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the US.
read moreOkinawa marks 45 years since reversion
Okinawa Prefecture commemorates the 45th anniversary of its return to Japan after decades under US control following Wor...
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