Politics
China has restricted or significantly delayed exports of heavy rare earth elements and other critical materials to Japan for more than four months, marking one of the most prolonged disruptions in supply between the two countries in recent years. The measures have affected licensing approvals for Japanese......
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are scheduled to meet on Tuesday for a new bilateral summit aimed at strengthening diplomatic and cultural relations between the two neighboring countries. According to officials in Seoul, the meeting will take place in......
About 30 vessels have crossed the Strait of Hormuz with Iranian authorization since Wednesday, signaling a partial resumption of maritime traffic through one of the world’s most strategic shipping lanes despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and stalled diplomatic efforts. Iranian state television......
Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing to visit the United Kingdom and Italy in June ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) leaders’ summit scheduled to take place in France, according to media reports citing government sources. The planned diplomatic tour is expected to include meetings in......
Japan has expressed strong support for the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco regarding the Sahara region, describing it as a realistic and practical solution under Moroccan sovereignty. The position was confirmed during recent diplomatic discussions marking the 70th anniversary of relations between the......
China's military announced Thursday that its naval and air forces carried out combat readiness patrols near Scarborough Shoal, a disputed South China Sea feature. The action coincided with ongoing multinational exercises led by the Philippines and United States. Beijing framed the patrols as measures......
Ambassadors of the European Union are expected to approve a €90 billion loan package for Ukraine, removing a key financial obstacle as Kyiv continues to resist the Russia invasion. The vote is scheduled at the Committee of Permanent Representatives in Brussels and follows a shift in Hungary’s......
Japan has approved a sweeping reform of its defense export rules, ending decades-old restrictions that limited overseas sales to non-combat equipment. The decision, adopted by the cabinet under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, allows Japanese manufacturers to sell lethal weapons abroad for the first time......
Australia and Japan have formalized a major defense agreement worth 10 billion Australian dollars, about 7 billion US dollars, to supply stealth frigates to the Australian navy. The deal marks Japan’s largest defense export since World War II and signals a shift in regional security cooperation. The......
More than a month into the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, a growing number of analysts and business leaders are warning that the conflict may not end in regime change or capitulation, but in the transformation of the Islamic Republic into a closed, militarized garrison state modeled on......
Japan has indicated it could consider a limited military role in securing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy corridors, but only under the condition of a ceasefire in the ongoing tensions involving Iran. Speaking in a televised interview, Toshimitsu Motegi explained......
The United Arab Emirates briefly shut its airspace on Tuesday as missile and drone exchanges between Iran and Israel intensified, with explosions reported in several Gulf cities and new strikes launched across multiple fronts. Residents in Dubai and Doha reported hearing blasts as air defense systems......
Australia and Japan have ruled out sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz despite calls from United States President Donald Trump for allied nations to help secure the vital maritime route amid rising tensions with Iran. Canberra confirmed Monday that it will not deploy naval vessels to the strait,......
