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Tokyo to give Kyiv drone detection system

VILNIUS -- Japan will provide war-torn Ukraine with nonlethal equipment, including a system to detect drones, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday during a speech at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 13, 2023

Japan aims to boost security cooperation with Europe

VILNIUS -- The Japanese government has signed a new partnership document with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to enhance security coordination with Europe, with China's increasingly hegemonic moves in mind.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 13, 2023

Nato appears to shelve plans to open Japan liaison office in Tokyo

Progress expected at Nato summit thanks to attendance of Japan’s PM but no mention made in latest talks

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2023

Japan's top court says government restrictions on transgender employee's use of restrooms illegal

Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled that restrictions imposed by a government ministry on a transgender female employee’s use of restrooms at her workplace are illegal, in a landmark decision that could promote LGBTQ+ rights in a country without legal protections for them

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023

South Korea's Yoon pushes for strong resolve against North's nuclear ambitions at NATO summit

South Korea’s president says it’s time to clearly demonstrate strong international resolve to deter North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and he plans to discuss how to cope with the North’s expanding weapons arsenal with NATO leaders this week

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2023

Abe remembered with flowers, tears 1 year after shooting

Saturday marked one year since Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, was fatally shot during a campaign speech in Nara.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 8, 2023

Japanese leaders mark one year since the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe

Japanese political and business leaders are marking one year since the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2023

Kishida mulling reshuffle during 1st half of September

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering a Cabinet reshuffle and executive appointments within the Liberal Democratic Party in the first half of September, according to government and party sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 7, 2023

Kishida willing to meet with N. Korea over abduction issue

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed willingness to negotiate with Pyongyang over past abductions of Japanese citizens during a meeting with a woman who was abducted to North Korea in the 1970s.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 6, 2023

IAEA chief visits Fukushima as Japan prepares to release treated radioactive water into sea

The United Nations nuclear chief was to visit Japan's tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant Wednesday after the agency affirmed the safety of a contentious plan to release treated radioactive water into the sea.

France 24 · Jul 5, 2023