August 07, 2019 9:30 AMTOKYO (KYODO) – US Defence Secretary Mark Esper met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday (Aug 7) for the first time since taking office last month, with the two expected to discuss regional security in the face of recent missile tests by North Korea. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com […]Continue reading

August 07, 2019 8:51 AMTOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart apologised after video went viral on social media of rats scurrying about one of its stores in Tokyo’s popular Shibuya district, prompting it to close the outlet until further notice. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-07 05:21:08 Category: AMTOKYO Tag: 2019 […]Continue reading

August 02, 2019 9:49 AMTOKYO – South Korea will be formally struck off a list of trusted export destinations at the end of this month over security concerns, Japan said on Friday (Aug 2). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-02 03:00:45 Category: AMTOKYO Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8877

July 29, 2019 7:39 AMTOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is unlikely to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in during the United Nations general assembly in September, the Sankei newspaper reported, the latest sign of worsening relations between the key US allies. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-29 03:05:07 Category: AMTOKYO […]Continue reading

July 28, 2019 8:07 AMTOKYO (REUTERS) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near the south coast of Japan’s island of Honshu early on Sunday (July 28), the European earthquake monitoring service EMSC reported. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-28 03:01:00 Category: AMTOKYO Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8699

July 22, 2019 5:00 AMTOKYO • The Japanese authorities issued an evacuation order to tens of thousands of residents in western Japan yesterday, as torrential rain lashed the region. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-22 00:05:12 Category: AMTOKYO Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8518

July 21, 2019 5:49 AMTOKYO (AFP) – Japanese voters cast ballots on Sunday (July 21) in an upper house election, with Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc looking to protect its majority and keep on track plans to amend the country’s pacifist constitution. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-21 00:00:57 Category: AMTOKYO Tag: 2019 Post […]Continue reading

July 20, 2019 9:36 AMTOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Women in Japan are going through an identity crisis. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-20 03:02:40 Category: AMTOKYO Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8474

July 19, 2019 8:17 AMTOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono plans to summon South Korea’s ambassador on Friday (July 19) in a deepening political and economic row over compensation for Korean forced labourers in the World War Two era, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK said. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-19 03:02:40 […]Continue reading

July 18, 2019 9:07 AMTOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan is considering taking a dispute with South Korea over its compensation of wartime forced labourers to the International Court of Justice as the deadline for seeking third-country arbitration passes on Thursday (July 18), public broadcaster NHK reported. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-18 03:00:57 Category: […]Continue reading