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Japan Targets 45 GW Of Offshore Wind By 2040Japan Targets 45 GW Of Offshore Wind By 2040

Japan Targets 45 GW Of Offshore Wind By 2040

The Japanese government now intends to install up to 45 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capability in the next two…

5 years ago
Are Japan-China Relations Starting To Thaw?Are Japan-China Relations Starting To Thaw?

Are Japan-China Relations Starting To Thaw?

China's often controversial Foreign Minister Wang Yi invited his Japanese opposite number, Toshimitsu Motegi, to visit China in 2021, at…

5 years ago
German Capital Latest Target Of Korea’s Anti-Japan RhetoricGerman Capital Latest Target Of Korea’s Anti-Japan Rhetoric

German Capital Latest Target Of Korea’s Anti-Japan Rhetoric

Japan has released a document in German to address a recently erected statue representing a 'comfort woman' - the oft-used…

5 years ago
Osaka Votes Down Metropolis Plan For A Second TimeOsaka Votes Down Metropolis Plan For A Second Time

Osaka Votes Down Metropolis Plan For A Second Time

One of Japan's most prominent cities, Osaka, has once again rejected a proposal that would have made it a metropolis…

5 years ago
Another Yasukuni Shrine Visit By Former PM To Rile Japan’s NeighboursAnother Yasukuni Shrine Visit By Former PM To Rile Japan’s Neighbours

Another Yasukuni Shrine Visit By Former PM To Rile Japan’s Neighbours

It has been revealed that Japan's former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, yesterday visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo for the second…

5 years ago
Japan Tells South Korea To Get Real Over Wartime Labor DisputesJapan Tells South Korea To Get Real Over Wartime Labor Disputes

Japan Tells South Korea To Get Real Over Wartime Labor Disputes

The Japanese government has informed its counterparts across the Sea of Japan in South Korea that it will be "impossible"…

5 years ago
Shinzo Abe Pays Visit To Yasukuni Shrine: Seoul & Beijing To RespondShinzo Abe Pays Visit To Yasukuni Shrine: Seoul & Beijing To Respond

Shinzo Abe Pays Visit To Yasukuni Shrine: Seoul & Beijing To Respond

The recently departed Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, has paid a visit to Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo. The…

5 years ago
LDP Chooses New President & Japan’s Next Prime MinisterLDP Chooses New President & Japan’s Next Prime Minister

LDP Chooses New President & Japan’s Next Prime Minister

Yoshihide Suga has been chosen as the president of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party. The 71-year-old whose most recent post in…

5 years ago
Japan Must Improve Missile Defence Capabilities: AbeJapan Must Improve Missile Defence Capabilities: Abe

Japan Must Improve Missile Defence Capabilities: Abe

Tokyo must add to and improve its ballistic missile defense capabilities according to outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Speaking Friday…

5 years ago
Trump & Biden Share Praise For Departing Japanese PM Shinzo AbeTrump & Biden Share Praise For Departing Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Trump & Biden Share Praise For Departing Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in late Friday on the shock announcement that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was set…

5 years ago
Donald Trump To Keep Demanding ‘Fair Share’ Of Defence Costs Paid By AlliesDonald Trump To Keep Demanding ‘Fair Share’ Of Defence Costs Paid By Allies

Donald Trump To Keep Demanding ‘Fair Share’ Of Defence Costs Paid By Allies

In line with demands made earlier in his first term as U.S. president, it is understood Donald Trump will continue…

5 years ago