- 27 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityJapan
UK plans deeper defence ties with Japan in Pacific focus
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it would begin formal negotiations with Japan to deepen their defence relationship, part of a shift in London's strategic focus towards the Indo-Pacific…
New Drives to Counter China Come With a Major Risk: Throwing Fuel on The Indo-Pacific Arms Race
An accelerating arms race in the Indo-Pacific is all but guaranteed now that China finds itself a target of new security arrangements — AUKUS and the Quad — aimed at…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Factbox-Japan PM candidates and their policy stances
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, his support ratings in tatters ahead of a general election, said this month he would step down https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japans-ruling-party-execs-meet-pm-suga-struggles-ahead-election-2021-09-03/?taid=61319eef283ded000140adea&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Tren, meaning the ruling Liberal Democratic…
Meeting between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Mr. SUGA Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met H.E. Mr. Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan, in Washington DC on 23 September 2021 on the sidelines of the Quad Leaders’ Summit. The…
Japan and South Korea meet, restate positions in dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met his South Korean counterpart Chung Eui-yong on Thursday and the two restated positions in a dispute that has brought tit-for-tat trade…
PM Modi in US – Contours of Four Days Visit
Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi will pay an official working visit to the United States of America from the 22nd to the 25th of September. Post Covid, this will be…
South Korea foreign minister says to meet Japan counterpart on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong said he would meet his Japanese counterpart on Thursday and hoped for progress to end a dispute that has led to…
Japan to double COVID-19 vaccine donations to other countries to 60 million doses
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to give other countries 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday, doubling the target from the previous pledge of…
IAEA to send experts to Japan in December to review Fukushima water release plan
TOKYO (Reuters) - A plan to release radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean will be examined in December by international experts sent by the International…
‘Quad’ countries arranging summit meeting in Washington on Sept 24 -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Final arrangements are being made for the leaders of the United States, Australia, Japan and India to meet in person in Washington on Sept. 24, Kyodo News…
U.S., Japan, S.Korea prepare for possible meeting on N.Korea -report
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States, South Korea and Japan are preparing for a possible meeting of officials handling North Korea next week in Tokyo, Kyodo news agency reported on…
Britain shows off Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier to anxious Japan
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain showed off its HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier to Japan's defence chief on Monday at a naval base near Tokyo, marking the start…
