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Xi, Kishida meet as tensions grow over Taiwan, East China Sea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he conveyed concerns over regional security to Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday amid growing tensions in Asia over China's maritime ambitions.

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Toru Kubota, Japanese film maker held in Myanmar, has been freed - Kyodo

Toru Kubota, a Japanese film maker held by authorities in Myanmar since being arrested in July, has been freed, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday, quoting sources.

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Japan prosecutors to extend suspected Abe assassin's psychiatric evaluation - media

Japanese prosecutors will extend the psychiatric evaluation of the man suspected of shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday.

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Live: Explosion in Poland ‘likely’ caused by Ukrainian air defence missile, NATO's Stoltenberg says

The United States and its allies on Wednesday criticised Russia in the United Nations Security Council over missile attacks on Ukraine in a meeting a day after a missile that NATO said was a stray fired by Ukraine's air defences crashed inside Poland. Read our live blog to review the…

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Japan PM Kishida, US Biden to hold talks on Sunday - Kyodo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden will hold talks in Cambodia on Sunday, Kyodo news agency reported on Friday.

Reuters

Japan hosts multilateral display of naval unity amid East Asia tension

Japan hosted its first international fleet review for seven years on Sunday with ships from 12 other nations in a show of unity as North Korea fires record numbers of missiles and China increases its pressure on Taiwan.

Reuters

Flurry of North Korean launches demonstrates complexity of missile defences

North Korea's barrage of missiles this week was a vivid illustration of how tracking and intercepting waves of missiles at different altitudes and trajectories is a complex task - even in peacetime.

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Japan, U.S., South Korea arranging trilateral talks in mid-Nov -Kyodo

The United States, Japan and South Korea are finalising arrangements for a trilateral meeting of their leaders in mid-November, Kyodo news agency reported on Friday, citing a Japanese government source.

Reuters

North Korea Fires Missile Near Japan

North Korea continued missile launches for a second day, including a potential ICMB that prompted evacuations in Japan. The West condemned Pyongyang’s unprecedented display of military firepower.

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U.S. condemns North Korea's ICBM launch, says State Dept

The United States condemned North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch which triggered an alert for residents in parts of Japan to seek shelter, a State Department spokesperson said in a statement late Wednesday Washington time.

Reuters

Approval of Japan PM Kishida's gov't hits new low, no help from economic plan

Public approval ratings for the government of Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida touched a new low in one opinion poll and clung near lows in another, hit by his party's ties to a controversial church and doubts about a massive spending plan.

Reuters

Japan's stimulus plan must exceed $100 billion, says ruling party executive

Japan's promised economic stimulus must be big enough to exceed the economy's output gap of about 15 trillion yen ($100 billion), a senior ruling party official said on Sunday.

Reuters

Japan’s Kishida sends offering to a controversial war shrine

Kishida sends a ritual offering to a war shrine that honours Japan’s war dead and is a source of diplomatic frictions.

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Japan’s Kishida orders investigation into Unification Church

PM’s order comes amid anger over ruling LDP’s ties to religious sect accused of forcing large donations from followers.

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Japan PM orders probe into Unification Church links to ruling party members

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered an investigation on Monday into the Unification Church after the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe in July revealed close ties between it and ruling party lawmakers.

Reuters

Japan's Epsilon rocket failed after launch - Kyodo

The Japanese space agency's Epsilon rocket failed after it was launched on Wednesday, Kyodo News and other domestic media reported.

Reuters

Hard to predict Russia's possible nuclear arms use -Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday Russia's possible use of nuclear weapons is highly unpredictable and the situation must be closely watched.

Reuters

Japan Kishida's support hits low on his party's ties to controversial church

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government slid to the lowest of his one-year tenure on doubts about his party's disclosure of ties to the controversial Unification Church, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.

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Myanmar jails Japanese filmmaker for sedition

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese documentary filmmaker to 10 years in prison for violating sedition and communications laws, a Japanese foreign ministry official said on Thursday.

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Japan PM Kishida will likely speak with South Korea's Yoon on Thursday - Kyodo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will likely speak with South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol over the phone on Thursday following North Korea's missile launches, Kyodo news agency said on Wednesday citing several government sources.

Reuters

Japan PM Kishida: Japan, US to hold joint exercises

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that the nation and the United States will hold joint exercises.

Reuters

Japanese foreign minister says Japan has ordered Russian consul to leave by Oct. 10 -Kyodo

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi ordered a Russian consul in Sapporo to leave Japan by October 10, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday.

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North Korea fires missile over Japan prompting warnings for residents to shelter

Launch is the first time the North has apparently sent a missile over Japanese territory since 2017

Reuters

Japan Emperor Naruhito to take prostate MRI test in November - Kyodo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito is set to take prostate MRI test in early November, the Kyodo news reported on Monday.

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Japan lodges protest after Russia detains diplomat in Vladivostok

Tatsunori Motoki, accused of spying by Russia’s FSB, was released after a few hours and ordered to leave the country.

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