Japan, North Korea to hold direct talks on abductions in breakthrough
After two rounds of historic warm-up talks in March and June — in China and Sweden, respectively — Japan and North Korea have agreed conduct official direct talks on (more…)
Japan, India conduct unprecedented naval exercise in Indian waters
In the immediate aftermath of a historic visit to India by Japan’s emperor and empress, and on the eve of the Japanese defense minister’s upcoming visit to Delhi, the (more…)
Japan, Ukraine to launch satellite to monitor nuclear radioactive leaks
The governments of Japan and Ukraine, the only countries with devastating nuclear accidents, i.e., the Chernobyl and Fukushima meltdowns, inked an agreement last week to jointly monitor and test (more…)