– Naval exercises of 12 countries in Japan’s maritime zone – Japan to produce hypersonic missiles Tokyo: A large war exercise of 12 countries started in Japan’s Yokosuka port on Sunday. A separate Malabar war exercise of the QUAD countries will also be organised in the next few hours. Also, Japan has started preparations to […]
Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the late Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, saying that he was a great leader having immense faith in the friendship between India and Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced that Japan will cooperate with India for an open and free Indo-Pacific region, […]
Seoul: North Korea has further increased tensions in the Koran region by testing a ballistic missile near Japanese territorial waters. North Korea conducted the test while the US aircraft carrier entered the port of Busan for military exercises with South Korea. The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, will visit South Korea and […]
Los Angeles: India has objected to the points proposed by the ‘IPEF’ (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework), which was set up to expand trade cooperation among 14 countries in the Indo-Pacific region. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal clarified that India would take a decision only after getting detailed information on the point it objected to. At the same […]
Tokyo: By saying that while a very complex situation has arisen at the international level, the second ‘Two Plus Two’ discussion is going on between India and Japan, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the importance of cooperation between the two countries. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has emphasised the need to expand defence cooperation […]
Tokyo: The Chinese threat to the security of the Indo-Pacific maritime region, which is rich in natural resources, is increasing consistently. Senior US diplomats announced that the United States, Japan and the Philippines would build security cooperation against this threat and for the security of maritime transport in the Indo-Pacific region. An urgent meeting of […]
Tokyo: Japan’s defence ministry has proposed a more than $40 billion budget to counter the growing threats from China and North Korea. This includes provision for hypersonic missiles, standoff missiles, aircraft carriers, drones, and advanced fighter jets. The budget proposed by the Japanese Ministry of Defence is the highest to date. Apart from this, sources […]
Tokyo: Japan and Israel have signed a defence cooperation agreement. This was concluded during the visit of Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz to Japan. The agreement is significant as both countries have completed 70 years of diplomatic cooperation. Japan’s Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada said that the agreement between Japan and Israel is vital for an […]
Tokyo: China’s show of strength against Taiwan has been taken very seriously by Japan. As China is using fighter jets, warships, and missiles to pressurize Taiwan, Japan is swiftly planning to deploy thousands of long-range missiles on its islands close to China and Taiwan. The Japanese newspaper Yomiuri has reported this. This is also a […]
Moscow/Tokyo: While countries from the European continent are indicating to stop import of fuels from Russia, Japan has indicated to open fuel imports from Russia once again. Japan imports nearly 10% of its fuel requirements from Russia. Japanese companies even have stakes in the Russian oil companies in far eastern Russia. Despite this, Japan had […]