Japan’s Scandal-Hit Defence Chief Announces Resignation
Hawkish Japanese defence minister Tomomi Inada on Friday announced her resignation over a long-brewing scandal involving the handling of military ...
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Japan’s Defence Minister To Resign Over Scandal
Japan's defence minister Tomomi Inada will resign over an alleged coverup involving military documents, local media reported on Thursday, potentially ...
Japan PM Abe Set For Huge Loss In Tokyo Assembly Vote
Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative party was set for a major defeat in the Tokyo assembly election Sunday, ...
Tokyo Votes In Local Polls With National Consequences
Tokyo goes to the polls Sunday in a local election that could have national consequences as the capital's governor mounts ...
China Rejects ‘irresponsible’ US Remarks On S China Sea
China has expressed "firm opposition" to remarks made by US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis during a regional defence summit over ...
Mattis Praises, Criticises China On N. Korea and South China Sea
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Saturday that North Korea posed a global threat and praised China's efforts to influence Pyongyang, ...
North Korea Missile Test ‘due To Kim Jong-Un Paranoia’
The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has accused North Korean leader Kim Jong-un of being in a ...
Anger, Confusion As Japan Revives Militaristic Edict
Japan's century-old imperial proclamation urging people to be willing to die for the emperor was consigned to history books until ...
Support For Japan’s Abe Falls Over Scandals
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's approval rating has fallen sharply, an opinion poll showed Monday, as scandals erode public confidence ...
US Defence Chief Mattis Visiting South Korea and Japan
US defence secretary James Mattis is in South Korea on the first foreign trip by a senior official in the ...