Tag: Japan

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (right) and his Japanese counterpart Satoshi Morimoto hold a joint press conference at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI
Politics

Japan to build missile defence system targeting North Korea

System could heighten tensions with China

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta listens to a question from a US military personnel stationed at the Yokota air base in Tokyo, on September 17. Panetta's trip to Asia coincides with an emotionally charged feud between Beijing and Tokyo over disputed islands in the East China Sea, with thousands of Chinese demonstrating against Japan over the weekend AFP Photo
Politics

Pentagon chief calls for calm in Japan-China spat

"It is extremely important that diplomatic means on both sides be used…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Chinese policeman directs protesters as they march and display anti-Japanese banners during a protest over the Diaoyu islands issue in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province AFP PHOTO
Politics

Chinese anti-Japan island protests continue

Newly appointed Japanese ambassador dies in hospital

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Iranian president Ahmadi Nijad speaks during a press conference (File Photo) AFP Photo
Politics

US waivers 11 nations complying with Sanctions placed on Iran

Nations complying with Iranian sanctions are granted waivers to aid them in…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
Chinese protester gestures as he marches during an anti-Japanese protest over the Diaoyu islands issue, known as the Senkaku islands in Japanese, outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing AFP PHOTO / GOH CHAI HIN
Politics

Momuntum builds in Chinese protests at Japanese embassy

Island row between the two countries

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
Business

Russia asserts Pacific power at APEC summit

Kremlin hoping for major economic gains by playing a regional role

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt

The empire smiles back: Taiwan’s Japanese cherry festival

By Benjamin Yeh / AFP Taiwan loves cherry blossoms. In fact, it loves…

DNE
DNE

Japan’s resilience lessons

By Margareta Wahlström NEW YORK: Buried in the coverage of last year’s…

DNE
DNE

Japan’s revenge of the mandarins

By Masahiro Matsumura OSAKA: Ever since the huge earthquake that hit Japan’s Pacific…

DNE
DNE