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Japan, U.S. eyeing Biden visit to Nagasaki in 2023: sources
Japan and the United States are considering a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to Nagasaki in May 2023 when he travels to Japan for a Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, sources familiar with the plan said Tuesday.
If realized, Biden…
Japan designates chips, batteries strategically critical materials
Japan on Tuesday designated 11 key fields including semiconductors, batteries and rare earths as critical materials that need to be secured stably even in times of emergency.
The issue of supply chain resiliency for strategic resources…
Tokyo unwitting host to Chinese “police station”: report
Japan's Foreign Ministry on Monday shared with lawmakers a rights group's report claiming that Tokyo is unwittingly hosting a so-called Chinese overseas police station, believed to monitor and threaten Chinese citizens abroad.
Tokyo was…
Japan PM voices support for African Union G20 membership
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that Japan supports the idea of the African Union becoming a permanent member of the Group of 20 major economies after he talked with Senegalese President Macky Sall in Tokyo.
Kishida's remarks came…
64% disapprove tax hikes to cover Japan’s rising defense budget: poll
The Japanese public has raised pressure on the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, with a poll finding Sunday that 64.9 percent disapprove of a recently announced plan to raise taxes to finance a substantial increase in the…
Japan, U.S. set up team to analyze info from drone near East China Sea
Japan and the United States have launched a new organization to analyze information collected by their defense equipment, including U.S. unmanned aircraft recently deployed near the East China Sea where China is intensifying its military…
Japan government to revise accord with BOJ to make price target flexible
The Japanese government is set to revise a decade-old accord with the Bank of Japan that states the central bank will aim to achieve its 2 percent inflation target "at the earliest possible time," government sources said Saturday.
In the…
Japan New Year domestic trips forecast at 72% of pre-pandemic levels
The number of holidaymakers in Japan making domestic trips during the New Year vacation period is expected to rise by 3 million from a year earlier but remain at 71.8 percent of pre-pandemic levels, or 21 million people, according to travel…
Japan approves long-range weapons to counter growing threats from rivals
Japan on Friday unveiled a new national security plan that signals the country’s biggest military buildup since World War II, doubling defense spending and veering from its pacifist constitution in the face of growing threats from regional…
Protesters lambast Japan defense policy shift outside PM office
Protesters on Friday lambasted Japan's decision to acquire an enemy base strike capability in a major shift in defense policy, shouting slogans including calling the move "unconstitutional" while gathered outside the prime minister's…