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Cyberattack hits Japan Airlines; flights delayed, ticket sales suspended
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Japan Airlines (JAL) announced on Thursday that its network had been targeted by a cyberattack, leading to delays of up to an hour for at least 14 domestic flights and disruptions to some international flights as well, Kyodo News reported.
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Foreign ministers of Japan, China hold talks in Beijing
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Disputes persist between China and Japan with "intrusion of Chinese vessels into Japanese territorial waters around the Tokyo-governed, Beijing-claimed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, as well as the detention of Japanese nationals over espionage allegations," Kyodo News reported.
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Japan: Prince Hisahito turns 18, first male imperial family member to reac
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Prince Hisahito, nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second-in-line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, the throne of the Emperor of Japan, marked a significant milestone on Friday as he turned 18, becoming the first male member of Japan's imperial family to reach adulthood in nearly four decades, follo
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Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall on Japan's Kyushu island
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Japan Meteorological Agency said that Typhoon Shanshan has made landfall on Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu on Thursday morning, bringing with it heavy rain and powerful winds, Kyodo News reported.
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Japanese PM cancels Central Asia visit over mega earthquake advisory
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday canceled his planned four-day trip to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia, Kyodo reported stating that the step was taken a day after and advisory by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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Japan, Philippines ink defence pact, amid China's aggression
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko and Phillippines Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. signed the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) treaty documents in the presence of President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr.
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Japan to strengthen ties with EU to counter China's increasing market domi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The initiative is being pursued as a way to reduce dependency on countries like China. According to local sources quoted in the Kyodo News report the leaders of Japan and the 27-nation bloc are working toward issuing a joint statement promoting the establishment of transparent, resilient, an
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1 killed, 7 missing as Japan's two military helicopters crash during drill
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
One crew member is killed and seven are missing after two Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force helicopters crashed during a drill in the Pacific late Saturday, Kyodo News reported, citing the country's defence minister.
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US, Japan plan to strengthen security pact inked over 60 years ago
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Japan and the United States will also work on further steps to enhance their response capabilities, Kyodo reported. Tokyo had in 2022 decided to acquire the capability to strike enemy bases even under Japan's war-renouncing Constitution.
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Japan policy paper to focus on US, Philippines ties to counter China
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Diplomatic Bluebook for 2024 will also underscore that Tokyo "cannot afford to waste even a moment" to solve the long-standing issue of North Korea's past abductions of Japanese nationals as the victims' families continue to age, according to the draft obtained by Kyodo News.
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Biden to host trilateral summit with Japan, Philippines on April 11
Updated : 2 years ago IST
US President Joe Biden will host a three-way summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in Washington on April 11, as announced by the White House, as reported by Kyodo News.
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Japan's first private-sector rocket explodes seconds after launch
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A Japanese first privately developed rocket exploded seconds after liftoff from a spaceport in western Japan, following its launch on Wednesday, reported Kyodo News.
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