The Japan Times3d
Japan unlikely to attend future meetings for nuke ban treaty
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi indicates that Tokyo's absence from this week's meeting is due to the treaty being ...
Japan bullet train cars decouple, 2nd time in less than 6 months
A bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line made an emergency stop near a station in Tokyo on Thursday after two cars ...
Japan brushes aside US demand to boost defense budget to 3% of GDP
Japan on Wednesday pushed back against the demand by U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for a top Pentagon policy post to ...
Japan Today1d
Ishiba says Japan will decide its defense budget, not other nations
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday that other nations do not decide its defense budget after U.S.
Trump Says Japan and South Korea Want to Invest in $44 Billion Gas Project
Investors have balked at the project, stalling its progress. But under the threat of tariffs, Japan and South Korea have ...
Japan won’t join UN meeting on nuclear weapons ban, citing support for US deterrence
Japan will not attend a U.N. conference on the treaty banning nuclear weapons, a top government official in Tokyo said Monday ...
Japan PM asserts defence budget independence amid US nominee's push for higher spending
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday that other nations do not decide its defence budget ...
Japan defense budget prioritizes quality over GDP ratio, spokesperson reacts to Trump aide
TOKYO – Japan’s defense buildup prioritizes quality over the size of its budget, a top government spokesperson said on Wednesday, in response to calls by one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s aides to ...
Nippon3d
Japan Unlikely to Attend Future Nuke Ban Meetings: Hayashi
Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Monday signaled a negative view over the possibility of the country attending future meetings of signatories to ...
The Washington Post3d
Japan won't join UN meeting on nuclear weapons ban, citing support for US deterrence
TOKYO — Japan will not attend a U.N. conference ... Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Japan’s national security is the primary reason it will not participate as an observer ...