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Japan clinches landmark $6.5 billion warship deal with Australia to counter China
Japan clinched a landmark A$10 billion ($6.5 billion) deal on Tuesday to build warships for Australia, marking Tokyo's most ...
Attacks in China and Japan raise concerns about xenophobia in both countries
The attacks on Thursday raised concern about xenophobic sentiment in both China and Japan that have been blamed for assaults ...
Japan deploys its first F-35B fighter jets to bolster defenses in the south
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s first three F-35B stealth fighter jets arrived Thursday at an air base in the south of the country, its ...
Japan calls axis of China, Russia, North Korea the 'gravest threat' to global order since WWII
Russia operations and North Korean threats pose the greatest challenge to global order since World War II, in its annual assessment.
China Strong-Armed Japan Over Rare Earths. It’s a Lesson for the U.S.
The U.S. found out this year that China could use its chokehold on rare-earth minerals as a coercive tool. For Japan, it was ...
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Japan rolls the dice but China holds the cards in rare earth strategy
Instead of physical control, Japan's rare earth strategy seeks to govern the processes that shape how critical minerals flow ...
India's April-June finished steel imports fall nearly 30% as China, Japan shipments slow
India's finished steel imports dropped nearly 30% in the first three months of the financial year that started in April, due ...
China and Russia to hold joint naval exercise near Japan next month
Defense Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang said that the Joint Sea 2025 exercise would be held in the air and seas near the ...
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Tokyo denies pushing for mock nuclear threat against China during US-Japan exercise
Japan’s defense minister has dismissed as “completely unfounded” a report that its military urged the United States to ...
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Russia, China conduct joint drills in Sea of Japan
The Russian and Chinese navies are conducting joint military exercises in the Sea of Japan, the Kremlin said Aug. 3, just ...
China Faces Economic Blow From Population Crisis
The country could see its potential economic output halved by mid-century amid a flagging birthrate and aging workforce.
Football Architects: Tom Byer, the American coach behind Japan’s technical revolution
Byer had a slot on Oha Suta, Japan’s most popular breakfast-time children’s show, presenting the “Tomsan’s Soccer Technics” feature daily. He joined the programme, born out of Pokemon, a few months ...