Japan voices 'full' trust in US after Trump questions security pact
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Friday expressed its "full confidence" that the United States will fulfill its obligations under a ...
Trump Criticizes Security Treaty With Japan as Unequal
US President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the US-Japan Security Treaty, highlighting the fact that the US is obliged ...
Japan refusal to recognize same-sex marriage in law is unconstitutional, court finds
A Japanese high court has ruled that Japan’s refusal to legally recognize same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, a latest ...
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Japan unlikely to attend future meetings for nuke ban treaty
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Monday signaled a negative ... The top government spokesman said that Tokyo is not participating in the meeting as the treaty is "incompatible with ...
Japan won’t join UN meeting on nuclear weapons ban, citing support for US deterrence
Japan will not attend a U.N. conference on the treaty banning nuclear weapons, a top government official in Tokyo said Monday ...
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GDP Ratio of Defense Costs Not Priority: Japan's Hayashi
Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)--Raising the ratio ... Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday. "What's important is the substance of our defense capabilities," Hayashi told a news ...
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Japan Fully Confident of U.S. Protection: Govt Spokesman
Tokyo, March 7 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese ... Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday. "The government is fully confident that the United States will fulfill the obligation by ...
Japan bullet train cars decouple, 2nd time in less than 6 months
A bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line made an emergency stop near a station in Tokyo on Thursday after two cars ...
Trump Says Japan and South Korea Want to Invest in $44 Billion Gas Project
Investors have balked at the project, stalling its progress. But under the threat of tariffs, Japan and South Korea have ...
Japan PM asserts defence budget independence amid US nominee's push for higher spending
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday that other nations do not decide its defence budget after U.S.
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Japan won't join UN meeting on nuclear weapons ban, citing support for US deterrence
TOKYO — Japan will not attend a U.N. conference ... Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Japan’s national security is the primary reason it will not participate as an observer ...