Japan, U.S. partners hold dueling military drills with China in South China Sea
WNAM REPORT: The first Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) warship to transit the Taiwan Strait earlier this week joined naval and...
Monday, May 26, 2025
Japan
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba chosen to lead Japan’s ruling party
WNAM REPORT: On September 27, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Shigeru Ishiba as its new leader, who will replace...
Deterring Taiwan conflict is top priority for Japan’s ‘front-line’ mayor
WNAM REPOT: As the top elected official on Japan’s tiny “front-line” island of Yonaguni — just 110 kilometers from Taiwan...
Japan urges G20 countries to support UN, WTO reforms
WNAM REPORT: Japan's Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Akahori Takeshi Wednesday called for "reforms" to the UN and World Trade Organization...
Expat safety seen as a must for Japanese firms to keep doing business in China
WNAM REPORT: Japanese business leaders, rattled by a fatak stabbing of a Japanese school boy in the city of Shenzhen...
Rescue operations continue in flood-hit Ishikawa
WNAM REPORT: Rescue operations continued in northern Ishikawa Prefecture's Noto Peninsula on Tuesday, as authorities worked to locate missing individuals...
LDP presidential hopefuls face tough choices on Japan’s energy future
WNAM REPORT: With the next long-term basic energy strategy due to be set before the end of the fiscal year,...
Taiwanese firm denies making pager devices that exploded in Lebanon
WNAM REPORT:A Taiwanese firm Gold Apollo on Wednesday denied making pager devices that exploded in Lebanon. In a statement, the...
Japan and Russia bureau-chief-level officials hold talks
WNAM REPORT: Katsuro Kitagawa, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's European Affairs Bureau, held talks in Moscow on Friday with...
Canada and Japan aiming to rapidly expand defense ties
WNAM REPORT: As negotiations on a Japan-Canada intelligence-sharing pact progress, the strategic partners are also examining other ways to ramp...