European leaders in Myanmar seek to drive growth of Asia Leaders from Asia and Europe met at Laos to launch the two-day summit aimed at…
Japan's justice minister Keishu Tanaka steps down Japan’s recently appointed justice minister stepped down Tuesday amid alleged ties to yakuza gang, citing…
New Japan nuclear reactor prompts local debate Plans to restart construction of a nuclear reactor in Aomori Prefecture, about 500km northeast of…
Noda appoints new Japan finance minister in third reshuffle A new finance minister was named in Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s third cabinet reshuffle this…
Japan does a turnabout on nuclear-free goal Japan’s conviction to phase out nuclear power seems to be backsliding, with the policy already…
Japan seeks to be "nuclear-free" by 2030, according to draft report Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s cabinet is set to approve an energy strategy aiming for a…
S. Korea turns down Japan's ICJ joint suit proposal South Korea has turned down Japan’s proposal to resolve the territorial dispute through legal measures,…
South Korea returns letter from Japanese PM South Korea announced that it would return a letter from Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda,…