Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving premier, announced his resignation because of poor health on Friday, ending a stint at the helm of the world’s third-biggest economy in which he sought to revive growth and bolster its defenses.
The US supported Japanese government’s decision to release over one million tonnes of contaminated water from the wreaked Fukushima nuclear station into the Pacific sea.
Two Japanese died after receiving doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine shots from a batch that was suspended later suspended following the discovery of contaminants.
A third Japanese man has died the day after he received his second dose of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from one of the contaminated lots that have since been recalled, health authorities have confirmed.
Tokyo will not give up its claim that Russia’s southern Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean are rightfully Japanese, and wants to reach a deal with Moscow to resolve the dispute, its foreign minister said on Tuesday.
North Korea reportedly has fired a ballistic missile, which has flown over the northern part of Japan, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations.
Russia warned on Tuesday it could take retaliatory steps against Japan’s potential military buildup near a set of islands that are disputed by both countries.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unhurt after a suspect threw what appeared to be a smoke bomb at an outdoor speech in western Japan on Saturday, domestic media reported.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi has criticized the silence of the world’s leaders in the face of the Israeli regime’s horrendous crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, calling for efforts to end bombardment of the territory.