May 29, 2023 Japanese PM's son resigns government post over executive residence partying scandal Shotaro Kishida, son of conservative Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, has resigned from his position as the Asian nation's executive secretary for political affairs.
May 29, 2023 North Korea tells neighboring Japan of plans to launch satellite, safety warning issued North Korea notified neighboring Japan on Monday that it expects to launch a satellite in the coming days, which would require long-range missile technology.
May 25, 2023 Attack in central Japan kills 3, including 2 police officers Three people including two police officers were killed Thursday in central Japan. The suspect armed with a rifle and knife locked himself inside a building with other people.
May 25, 2023 Navy destroyer USS Mannert L. Abele, which sank during World War II, found in Japanese waters The wreckage of an American Navy destroyer, the USS Mannert L. Abele, has been confirmed to be found in waters off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.
May 24, 2023 Japan set to donate 100 military vehicles to Ukraine Japan is planning on donating around 100 military vehicles to Ukraine. The country held a ceremony where two half-ton trucks were on display to celebrate the donation.
May 23, 2023 China's new ambassador to the US expected to arrive in Washington Tuesday on heels of G7 summit: report China’s new U.S. ambassador, Xie Feng, is reported to assume the role this week after President Biden said relations Beijing would "thaw very shortly."
May 22, 2023 China summons Japan ambassador to rebuke G7 summit 'camp confrontation and Cold War mentality': report China reportedly summoned the Japanese ambassador to rebuke the G7 summit in Hiroshima, slamming the event for "camp confrontation and Cold War mentality."
May 22, 2023 G7 summit photo shows isolation Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing on world stage Russian President Vladimir Putin’s isolation on the global stage was put on display this weekend when world leaders gathered at the G7 summit in Japan.
May 21, 2023 Biden says China’s ‘silly balloon’ derailed open communications with Beijing President Biden hopes to reopen dialogue with Beijing in the near future after the talks were derailed due to China's spy craft that flew across the U.S.
May 21, 2023 Zelenskyy says Ukrainian city of Bakhmut 'only in our hearts' after Russia claims seizure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remarked Sunday that the city of Bakhmut is "only in our hearts" after Russia claimed to have seized the region.