Tag: Japan

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference, concluding his visit to Myanmar for Ministerial Meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Aug 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Nicolas Asfouri, Pool)

National Security

Kerry tries to ease Asian territorial disputes

Matthew Lee · August 10, 2014 4:48 pm

A worker takes a driftwood away from a road flooded by a swollen river in Shingu, western Japan, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. A tropical storm was moving out into the Sea of Japan on Sunday after lashing the country with rain and winds, leaving one person dead, more than 50 injured and prompting evacuation alerts for about 1.2 million residents near swollen rivers.(AP Photo/Kumano Shimbun via Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

Storm drenches Japan; 1 dead, dozens hurt

Mari Yamaguchi · August 10, 2014 10:02 am

People pray for the atomic bomb victims in a rain at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, early Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. Japan marked the 69th anniversary Wednesday of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

Japan marks Hiroshima anniversary, invites leaders

Mari Yamaguchi · August 6, 2014 9:53 am

People pray for the atomic bomb victims in a rain at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, early Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. Japan marked the 69th anniversary Wednesday of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

Japan marks 69th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

Mari Yamaguchi · August 6, 2014 3:00 am

In this April 16, 2014 photo, Yoshiki Sasai, deputy chief of the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo. Police said Sasai, 52, was found Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, at a government science institute RIKEN in Kobe, western Japan. Sasai had supervised and co-authored stem-cell research papers that had to be retracted due to falsified contents. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT

Japanese scientist in research scandal found dead

Mari Yamaguchi · August 5, 2014 10:19 am

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2013 file photo, members of Japan Self-Defense Forces march during the Self-Defense Forces Day at Asaka Base, north of Tokyo. Japan's annual defense white paper approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, expresses strong concern about China's military build-up, citing its neighbor's increased airspace and maritime activities. But officials said separately that Japan's defense budget may be insufficient to achieve the goals set by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to bolster the country's military. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

China top worry in annual Japan defense report

Washington Examiner · August 5, 2014 4:30 am

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2011 file photo, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C Orion surveillance plane flies over the disputed islands, called the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea. Japan says it will give names to five uninhabited islands as part of a group in the East China Sea, Friday Aug. 1, 2014, a move likely to spark anger from other claimants China and Taiwan. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

Japan names 5 disputed islets in East China Sea

Mari Yamaguchi · August 1, 2014 2:35 pm

FILE - In this July 22, 2014 file photo, a pro-Russian rebel touches the MH17 wreckage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine. Japan's top government spokesman said Monday, July 28 that the country is stepping up sanctions against Russia over the unrest in Ukraine. The sanctions include the freezing of assets held in Japan by individuals and groups supporting the separation of Crimea from Ukraine, as well as a ban on Crimean imports, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said. The move follows the July 17 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Japan to step up sanctions against Russia

Mari Yamaguchi · July 28, 2014 1:08 pm

Fukushima study: Think about unthinkable disasters

Washington Examiner · July 24, 2014 6:43 pm

Japan approves joint missile study, export to US

Mari Yamaguchi · July 17, 2014 3:31 pm

Japan wary as US, Europe up sanctions on Russia

Elaine Kurtenbach · July 17, 2014 8:15 am

Protesters shout slogans against a Japanese nuclear plant which won preliminary approval Wednesday for meeting stringent post-Fukushima safety requirements, near the Diet builidng in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a report that concludes that two reactors at Sendai Nuclear Power Station have complied with the new regulations and are capable of avoiding disasters such as the Fukushima Dai-ichi meltdowns, even if the plant faces equally harsh conditions. The placard at right reads: "Change energy policy!" (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japanese nuclear plant deemed safe, nears restart

Mari Yamaguchi · July 16, 2014 1:59 pm