Japan also convened a National Security Council meeting ... utterly," Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in an interview with Sky News on Friday. "This is a sign, I believe, of their frustration at the increased sanctions on North Korea ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea launches missile over Japanese airspace, U.S. confirms
Japan's public broadcasting network NHK earlier reported that ... according to that country's Yonhap news agency. The launch is the 14th missile test conducted by North Korea in 2017. On September 3, North Korea said it tested a hydrogen bomb, leading ... ( read original story ...)
Play suspended at Sapporo golf tournament after North Korea missile launch
Griffin was one-under going into day two of the ANA event in Sapporo when the news broke. “Well this is a first. We currently have a suspension of play in Sapporo Japan due to North Korea launching ballistic missiles,” he tweeted. As the news reached ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire Enters “The Happiest Race on Earth!”
What started as Marines racing army Jeeps in the Pacific Islands during World War II has morphed into what we know as the 2018 Yokohama National Off-Road Racing Association’s (NORRA) Mexican 1000. For 51 years, racers have pitted themselves against 1,300 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: North Korean threat to sink Japan is ‘outrageous’
"The four islands of the (Japanese) archipelago should be sunken into the sea" by a nuclear bomb, the statement reads in part. It was distributed by the Korean Central News Agency, the state news service. North Korea often issues bellicose threats that it ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea threatens to ‘sink’ Japan and reduce U.S. to ‘ashes and darkness’
Japan is no longer needed to exist near us," the committee said in a statement carried by the North's official KCNA news agency. Juche is the North's ruling ideology that mixes Marxism and an extreme form of go-it-alone nationalism preached by state ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea threatens to reduce the U.S. to ‘ashes and darkness,’ and to ‘sink’ Japan
Japan is no longer needed to exist near us,” the committee said in a statement carried by the North‘s official KCNA news agency. Juche is the North‘s ruling ideology that mixes Marxism and an extreme form of go-it-alone nationalism preached by ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Garden and the Fusion of Faiths and Ideas: Chinzan-so
The history of Chinzan-so (Chinzanso) is fascinating because you have many historic remains, therefore, you feel like you are entering a different world that is far from modern Tokyo. This applies to the pre-Meiji period and the Meiji period when Japan ... ( read original story ...)
To ward off Chinese threat, India & Japan scale new summits together
Although Japan had played a significant role in India’s freedom movement, the two countries pursued different geopolitical goals during the Cold War period. In Pic: PM Modi & Japanese PM Shinzo Abe at Ahmedabad airport NEW DELHI: India and Japan have ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 domestic sponsor revenue at record $2.8 billion
LIMA (Reuters) - Domestic sponsorship for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has so far reached a record $2.8 billion (£2.11 billion) -- almost three times as much as in any previous summer Games -- the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. John Coates ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo futures rise for a third day on weak yen
TOKYO, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Benchmark TOCOM rubber futures headed ... For the top stories in the rubber market and other news, click or MARKET NEWS * Oil prices rose on Tuesday after OPEC forecast higher demand in 2018 and Russia and Venezuela confirmed ... ( read original story ...)
The World War Two heroes reduced to skin and bone inside Japan’s brutal POW camps: Startling photographs reveal trauma suffered by British troops… and the torture devices …
These shocking photographs show the skeletal state of British prisoners in Japan at the end of the Second World War. Hundreds of emaciated servicemen who had been starved and brutally beaten by their captors were found by Allied troops following the fall ... ( read original story ...)
India likely to finalise first defence purchase from Japan
Japan is now possibly India's closest strategic partner in the ... one of the aims being to connect the major metropolises in India via HSR in the coming years. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan courted for East-West Economic Corridor
Thailand is counting on Japan to play a bigger role not only in the country but also in Asean, asking the Japanese to join the development of a high-speed train network in the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC). Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak ... ( read original story ...)
Thai trip stokes interest of investors, says Japan minister
Thailand will remain a key player for Japanese investors with more investment likely to flow into the country in the near future, Hiroshige Seko, Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry says. "Thailand has emerged as the most important supply chain ... ( read original story ...)
Ricketts touts Nebraska beef, tourism on Japan trip
LINCOLN, Neb. — Gov. Pete Ricketts is promoting Nebraska's beef and tourism industries with business leaders in Japan. Ricketts and his trade delegation pitched the state's offerings Tuesday in a meeting with representatives of Japan's tourism industry. ( read original story ...)