Japan, France to strengthen security ties
Japan and France's leaders agree to strengthen security cooperation in light of China's maritime expansion.
read moreAbe, Merkel stress free trade
Japan's Shinzo Abe and Germany's Angela Merkel stress free trade in light of Donald Trump's America First policy.
read moreJapan, Russia to cooperate on N.Korea
Japan and Russia's foreign and defense ministers meet in Tokyo to discuss security issues regarding North Korea.
read moreMedia gets Legoland preview
The media turns out in force for a preview of Legoland Japan in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture prior to its official opening A...
read moreJapan puts satellite into orbit
The Japanese government successfully places an information-gathering satellite into orbit.
read moreFukushima stadium tapped to be Olympic venue
The International Olympic Committee approves a Fukushima stadium as a venue for baseball and softball games at the 2020 ...
read moreFirst ballistic missile evacuation drill held
People in Akita Prefecture northern Japan take part in an evacuation drill premised on a hypothetical ballistic missile...
read moreMalaysia says Kim's family gave consent over body
The Royal Malaysia Police reveal that Malaysia has consent of the family of Kim Jong-nam, who was assassinated, on how t...
read moreDefense chief to investigate PKO journal scandal
Japan's defense chief promises to investigate a scandal in which a journal kept by the nation's peacekeepers in South Su...
read moreSurvival Capsule allows people to ride out tsunamis
At a factory in Japan, workers are putting the finishing touches on the US-designed tsunami Survival Capsule.
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