Osaka police have arrested a 50-year-old man in the alleged beating death of his wife with a wooden sword at their residence in Izumisano City (TBS News) OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly killing his wife ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. general pledges to defend Japan from North Korea
TOKYO - America's top military official reiterated Friday his country's pledge to defend Japan against a North Korean missile attack, as western Japan carried out a test of an emergency alert system. "I think we made it clear to North Korea and anyone else ... ( read original story ...)
‘Little Tokyo’ not closing despite eviction notice for Mile Long
Solicitor General Jose Calida and the Makati Regional Trial Court on Monday asked the tenants of Sunvar to vacate the Mile Long Property. In a series of tweets, Hana of Little Tokyo clarified that it is not related to Sunvar but is connected to Triplex ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to install land-based missile defense Aegis Ashore
Tokyo, wary of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development programs, said Japan must now contend with "a new level of threat," Kyodo News reported Thursday. The decision to deploy a land-based component of a missile interceptor system, the Aegis Ashore ... ( read original story ...)
Invasive Japanese beetle spotted in False Creek
An invasive species of Japanese beetle never before seen in B.C. has popped up in False Creek. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), a live beetle was found in a trap put out by the City of Vancouver in July. It has since been identified ... ( read original story ...)
Could Trump’s blundering lead to war between China and Japan?
For news out of east Asia, it is difficult to compete with North ... Kim was pictured surrounded by his top generals mulling over maps with targets closer to home, in South Korea and Japan, while warning again that he was ready to “wring the windpipes ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan step up defense cooperation to counter North Korea
Japan's Kyodo news agency said, citing a government source. Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Japan would strengthen its defense posture in response to the North Korean threat and provide $500 million to help boost maritime security in East Asia, where China ... ( read original story ...)
On Doklam, Japan Backs India, Says ‘Must Not Change Status Quo By Force’
Japan has come out strongly in support of India in the two-month-long Doklam standoff near Sikkim and said there should be no "unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force". The statement a month ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, U.S. vow to boost defense alliance to deter North Korea, press China to take action
WASHINGTON – Japan and the United States on Thursday pledged to step ... and ballistic missile program,” U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said at a joint news conference after a meeting involving the foreign and defense ministers of the two ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to boost missile defence system
Japan is planning to deploy a new ground-based missile defence system as its third layer of protection in response to the North Korean ballistic missile threat, local media said yesterday. This additional layer, known as the Aegis Ashore system, will ... ( read original story ...)
US, Japan vow to boost defence cooperation with India, South Korea, Australia
The news conference was also jointly addressed by Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera. “(With) ROK (South Korea), Australia, India and Southeast Asian countries, we will promote more than ever before cooperation in s ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei stock index falls more than 1 pct to three-month low
TOKYO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock index skidded to its lowest in three months in early trade on Friday, after a selloff on Wall Street. The Nikkei was last down 1.2 percent, after falling to its lowest since May 18. On Thursday, the S&P 500 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exports rise in July, underpin strengthening economy
Japan's exports rose for an eighth straight month in July on ... Total exports increased 13.4 per cent in July from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Thursday, roughly in line with a median market forecast for a 13.6 per cent gain. ( read original story ...)
Quarrel between Vietnamese man, wife ends in stabbing in Yokohama
A Vietnamese man and his wife were left with stab wounds after a quarrel erupted at their residence in Yokohama on Tuesday (TBS News) KANAGAWA (TR) – Kanagawa Prefectural Police have launched an investigation after a quarrel between a Vietnamese man and ... ( read original story ...)
Delhi will grow the fastest in Asia by 2021
Osaka fell last in the ranking, followed by three other Japanese cities: Nagoya, Tokyo and Yokohama. The dwindling working-age populace will continue to beset Osaka, falling by around 1 percent per annum. ( read original story ...)
Global shares meander after upbeat Japan trade report
Shares were mixed in narrow trading Thursday, with European benchmarks falling back after recent gains. Japan's Nikkei 225 index slipped as the yen strengthened against the U.S. dollar, despite the release of upbeat trade data for July. KEEPING SCORE ... ( read original story ...)