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UK and Japan agree defence deal as Johnson warns of ‘autocratic powers’ threat

The UK and Japan have agreed a defence deal that will allow their national forces to “work more closely together”, according to Boris Johnson. The Prime Minister, speaking in Downing Street alongside his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, said he ...

05 May 2022 at 13:55

World

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea off east coast

North Korea on Sunday launched a suspected ballistic missile into sea, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in the North’s apparent eighth round of weapons tests so far this year. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that the launch ...

27 Feb 2022 at 01:55

World

Cancer lawsuit launched over Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster

Six people who were children living in Fukushima at the time of the 2011 nuclear disaster and have since developed thyroid cancer filed a lawsuit demanding a utility pay compensation for their illnesses, which they say were triggered by massive ...

27 Jan 2022 at 09:55

World

New US envoy vows to strengthen alliance in meeting with Japanese PM

The new US ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, had pledged to work “wholeheartedly” to deepen Washington’s alliance with Tokyo as he met with prime minister Fumio Kishida. The two discussed China’s increasingly assertive military actions and ...

04 Feb 2022 at 10:25

World

Virus measures and defence are top priorities for Japan’s prime minister

Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida has said fighting the pandemic is a “top priority” in his speech opening this year’s parliamentary session, as the Tokyo region was hit by surging infections. Mr Kishida also named stepping up defence ...

17 Jan 2022 at 09:25

World

Former residents return to last town left deserted following Fukushima disaster

Several former residents of Futaba, the only remaining uninhabited town in Japan still recovering from the effects of radiation from nuclear plant meltdowns in 2011, have returned to live there for the first time since the massive ...

21 Jan 2022 at 16:26

World

Japan’s ruling party wins big in polls in wake of Shinzo Abe’s assassination

Japan’s ruling party and its coalition partner have scored a major victory in a parliamentary election imbued with meaning after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its ...

11 Jul 2022 at 05:55

Boris Johnson ‘appalled’ at Shinzo Abe shooting

British politicians have reacted with shock at the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, with Boris Johnson saying he was “utterly appalled” at the news. The former prime minister was shot while giving an ...

08 Jul 2022 at 09:36

World

Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe dies after being shot during speech

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot in the street as he delivered a campaign speech. The attack, in western Japan, has stunned the nation, which has some of the world’s strictest gun ...

08 Jul 2022 at 16:30

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Former Japan Prime Minster Shinzo Abe is shot dead

Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative who was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and remained a powerful and influential politician after leaving office, has died after being shot during a campaign speech. ...

08 Jul 2022 at 16:33

World

Divisive and powerful former Japan PM Shinzo Abe is shot dead

08 Jul 2022 at 13:09

UK stands with Japan after Shinzo Abe dies following shooting – PM

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe will be remembered for his “global leadership through unchartered times” following his “incredibly sad” death, Boris Johnson has said. Mr Abe, 67, was shot from behind ...

08 Jul 2022 at 13:59

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