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Boat with 26 people goes missing near Japan's Hokkaido: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hokkaido [Japan], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese coast guard can not locate the KAZU 1 cruise ship with 26 people on board, which sent a distress call earlier in the day, the Japanese Kyodo news agency reported, citing the Maritime Safety Authority.
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Japanese Defense Minister plans to visit US in early May
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi plans to visit the United States in early May, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing sources.
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US, Japan conducting exercises with nuclear aircraft carrier in Sea of J
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln is conducting joint exercises with the Japan self-defense forces in the Sea of Japan with a view to contain North Korea, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Wednesday.
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China's regional ambitions push Asian, Oceanic countries to ramp up weapon
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 14 (ANI): Amid increasing wariness regarding China's growing regional ambition, some Asian and Oceanian countries have stepped up their weapons purchases, Kyodo News reported citing a report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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Japan, France to hold security talks in mid-January: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 15 (ANI): Japan and France intend to hold virtual two-plus-two security talks in mid-January to discuss China's assertive territorial claims in the East and South China seas and North Korea's nuclear and missile development, reported Kyodo News Agency quoting Japanes
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North Korea fired unknown projectile towards Sea of Japan: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 5 (ANI): North Korea has fired what appears to be a ballistic missile, Kyodo News Agency reported citing the Japanese government on Wednesday.
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US military, Japan's forces prepare draft operation plan for Taiwan contin
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 23 (ANI): A draft plan has been drawn up by the US military and Japan's Self Defence Forces to enable the setup of an attack base along the Nansei island chain in Japan's southwest in the event of a Taiwan contingency, reported Kyodo News citing sources.
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Japan's Foreign Minister regrets COVID outbreak at US military base in Oki
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed his regrets to the commander of US Forces Japan, Ricky Rupp, that American military personnel did not take COVID-19 tests before arriving in Japan, leading to an outbreak at the military base,
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Japan executes three death row inmates, first under PM Kishida: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 21 (ANI): Japan on Tuesday executed three people who were on death row, marking the first time the death penalty was carried out under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government, Kyodo news agency reported.
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No plans to attend Beijing Winter Olympics, says Japanese PM Kishida
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 16 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he has no plans to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics pointing out that he is considering multiple options over the US-led diplomatic boycott of the games, reported Kyodo News.
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Japan to cull 7,000 chickens after new bird flu outbreak confirmed in Aomo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): An avian flu outbreak has been registered in the northern Japanese prefecture of Aomori, with 7,000 birds slated for extermination, the Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday.
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G-7 foreign ministers exchange views on Beijing Winter Olympics amid calls
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Liverpool [UK], December 11 (ANI): The Group of Seven industrialised nations' Foreign Ministers exchanged their views on the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics amid the echoing call to boycott the games, Kyodo News reported citing a Japanese delegation source.
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