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Camp David Summit: US, South Korea, Japan condemn China's actions, strengthen alliances
WION - Aug 19
US, South Korea, and Japan on Friday agreed to deepen military and economic ties. In a landmark summit held at Camp David, leaders of the three nations also made their strongest collective condemnation yet of China's "dangerous and aggressive behaviour" in the South China Sea.

Japan marks 78th anniversary of end of World War II with memorial service
CNA - Aug 15
Japan marked the 78th anniversary of its surrender in World War II on Tuesday (Aug 15). For the first-time since the global pandemic, a full-scale national war memorial service was held in Tokyo to honour those who died in the war. CNA's Michiyo Ishida reports.

South Korea, Japan and the United States to hold yearly trilateral meetings, joint military drills
Arirang News - Aug 11
South Korea, the United States and Japan are looking to make top-level meetings and joint military drills regular in a joint statement that's reportedly being negotiated, ahead of a meeting between the three leaders at Camp David next Friday.

Japan's national debt stands at 10.25 million yen per person
News On Japan - Aug 11
At the end of June, Japan's "national debt," which combines government bonds, borrowings, and short-term government securities, reached 1,276 trillion and 3,155 billion yen, the highest ever, as announced by the Ministry of Finance.

Tokyo's Shibuya deputy mayor resigns for calling assemblywoman 'pig'
Japan Today - Aug 09
The deputy mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward resigned on Tuesday after facing criticism for mocking a female local assembly member as "pig" in an online workplace chat.

Japan's former prime minister meets Taiwan president, seeks stronger ties
NHK - Aug 09
During a meeting with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, Aso Taro, the vice president of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party, expressed his willingness to further enhance bilateral ties.

China breached Japan's classified defense networks, The Washington Post reports
NHK - Aug 08
A leading US newspaper says Chinese military hackers compromised Japan's classified defense networks three years ago.

Japan ex-prime minister Aso pays respects at former Taiwan leader's grave
NHK - Aug 08
Aso Taro, vice president of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has laid flowers at the grave of the former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, who fostered close ties with Japan.

Japan’s prime minister condemns Russian nuclear threat on Hiroshima bombing anniversary
South China Morning Post - Aug 07
Japan marked the 78th anniversary of when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, killing 140,000 people towards the end of World War II.

Iran’s foreign minister in first high-level visit to Japan since 2019
Al Jazeera - Aug 07
Iran’s foreign minister has met with top officials in Japan in the first such high-level visit in more than three years.

Japan grants special residence permit for eligible foreign children
News On Japan - Aug 07
Japan's Minister of Justice has announced that foreign children under 18 years of age who were born and raised in Japan but lack residence status and are subject to deportation, can be granted a special residence status under certain conditions.

Japan calls Russia nuclear threat 'unacceptable' on Hiroshima anniversary
manilatimes.net - Aug 06
Japan's prime minister hit out at Russian threats to use nuclear weapons as the country marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Sunday.

Japan parliamentary vice foreign minister resigns amid bribery claims
Kyodo - Aug 04
Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto resigned as parliamentary vice foreign minister Friday amid allegations he received bribes amounting to tens of millions of yen from a wind power company.

Japan petition urges "Barbenheimer" hashtag ban over A-bomb memes
Kyodo - Aug 04
Young activists in Japan have launched a petition urging the distributors of hit movies "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" to disavow the "Barbenheimer" hashtag referring to both films online amid controversy over memes involving atomic bomb images.

Japan set for largest ever minimum wage hike after panel proposal
Reuters - Jul 29
A Japanese government panel recommended on Friday that the national average minimum wage be raised by 41 yen ($0.29) an hour to 1,002 yen, the biggest hike ever in value terms, as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes wages a key focus of his policies.

Japan mayor sorry for flyer to pregnant women
manilatimes.net - Jul 28
A Japanese mayor has apologized after a public outcry over a flyer issued to pregnant women advising them on what most irritated husbands after their wives became mothers, an official said on Thursday.