Category: Japan

Japan Takes Clear Stance Against CCP by Curbing Chinese Access to Chipmaking Equipment: Expert

News Analysis Japan’s latest export controls on chipmaking equipment aim to significantly curb China’s ability to make advanced chips. One expert told The Epoch Times that Japan’s move shows its clear stance against China’s communist regime and alignment with the United States. The Japanese government announced on March 31 export restrictions on 23 types of advanced…


G-7 Foreign Ministers Call for ‘Peaceful Resolution’ to China–Taiwan Issues

The Group of Seven (G-7) foreign ministers on April 16 called for a “peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues” between China and Taiwan as they gathered in Japan to discuss the situation in the Indo-Pacific region. Japan hosted a three-day G-7 ministerial meeting on Sunday, which involved foreign ministers from the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany,…


US, Japan, South Korea Meet to Discuss Holding Periodic Missile Defense Drills

The United States, Japan, and South Korea convened a meeting in Washington on Friday about security on the Korean peninsula and discussed the “regularization” of defense exercises to respond to and deter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, according to a joint statement. Representatives from the three countries at the meeting, called the 13th Defense…


Japan’s PM Evacuated Unharmed After ‘Smoke Bomb’ Thrown at Speech Site

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated safely on Saturday after a man threw what appeared to be “a smoke bomb” at a site where Kishida was about to deliver a speech for an election campaign. Kishida was visiting the local Saikazaki Fishing Port in Wakayama City to support his Party’s candidate in a local…


Japan, India, France Launch Initiative to Coordinate With Sri Lanka’s Creditors

Japan, India, and France on April 13 unveiled a plan to initiate a negotiation process with Sri Lanka’s creditors to coordinate the restructuring of Sri Lanka’s debt as the country seeks to resolve its economic crisis. The plan was announced following a high-level meeting between officials from the three countries on the sidelines of International…


North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile, Prompts Japan to Issue Brief Evacuation Order

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Thursday, according to South Korea’s military, triggering a scare in northern Japan. The launch prompted Japan’s government-run emergency broadcasting system, J-Alert, to warn millions of residents on the northern island of Hokkaido to “evacuate immediately” and take immediate cover in a building or underground, saying the missile was expected to land…


Japan Signs Contracts With Mitsubishi to Mass-Produce Long-Range Missiles Amid China Threat

Japan on April 11 signed contracts with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to mass-produce long-range missiles as the country seeks to acquire “counterstrike capabilities” amid communist China’s growing military threats. Japan’s defense ministry awarded Mitsubishi with four contracts worth 378 billion yen ($2.8 billion), including mass production of ground-launched Type 12 guided missiles and a hypersonic ballistic…


US, Japan, South Korea Urge UN Members to Repatriate North Korean Workers

The United States, South Korea, and Japan have urged United Nations members to repatriate North Korean nationals working overseas to generate funds for North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. U.S. special representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, met with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, Kim Gunn and Takehiro Funakoshi, in Seoul on Friday to discuss…


Canada Sends Military Aircraft to Japan to Monitor North Korea Sanctions

A Canadian military aircraft was deployed to Japan on April 6 to assist in countering North Korea’s illicit maritime activities that are banned under the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions. Canada’s defense ministry said the aircraft will monitor for “suspected maritime sanctions evasion activities, in particular ship-to-ship transfers of fuel and other commodities banned…


Debris Found in Search for Japanse Army Copter With 10 Crew

TOKYO—An unused lifeboat, a door, and other fragments believed to be from a Japanese army helicopter were found after the Black Hawk carrying 10 crew members was presumed to have crashed at sea, officials said Friday. Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, apparently struggling to hold back tears, told reporters that none of the missing crew members…