2 week agoChinese video posted on Xigua threatens direct nuclear assault on Japan "if Japan interferes in Chinese internal affairs." The threat of nuclear first-use is called "The Japan Exception." Posted under an account run by the Baoji Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China
2 week agoAn employee of Russia's Olympic team tested positive for coronavirus in Japan
4 Olympic staff from U.S., Britain arrested over alleged cocaine use #TokyoOlympics2021
Yesterday, the JASDF's fighters scrambled to cope with a suspected intrusion into Japan's airspace over the East China Sea.
"We're still assessing the feasibility of the first lady attending" the TokyoOlympics and an advance team arriving in Japan this week, says @PressSec
Fans banned from Olympic venues in Tokyo, which will be under a virus emergency (much weaker than a lockdown) throughout the Games. Some events are outside Tokyo, no decision on fans at those yet.
3 week agoBridgestone to suspend its Myanmar operations at the end of July. Bridgestone Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, is the world's largest tire and rubber company, has been operating in Myanmar since 2014.
Japan to impose virus emergency in Tokyo during Olympics: reports
A proposal for "all venues unattended" for the Tokyo Olympics has emerged within the government. The policy is to make a final decision on the 8th.
If China invades Taiwan, Tokyo may interpret the move as a "threat to Japan's survival" and deploy the Self-Defense Forces to exercise collective self-defense, Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso
Japan to bolster national cybersecurity defence with 800 new hires: Report
The forces of the Eastern Military District are monitoring the French naval reconnaissance ship Dupyi de Lom, which has been operating since July 5 in the Sea of Japan(East Sea) and the Tatar Strait.
Olympic Games: Athletes will be able to express their opinions, except during the events
1 month agoMore than 20 people are missing after the debris flow disaster in Atami. Heavy rains
1 month agoKisegawa Ohashi collapses. Large-scale landslide in Atami. In a situation where both the car and the house are washed away. Heavy rain spread hope
Japanese car giant Nissan confirms plans for £1bn gigafactory in Sunderland which is set to create more than 1,600 jobs
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 35 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan
The Japanese financial services agency has issued a against Binance holdings limited
The Emperor of Japan is concerned about the spread of the Coronavirus during the Olympic Games
The Japanese government sent protest note to Russia on the military exercises of units of the army corps of the Eastern Military District and the forces of the Pacific Fleet, which, among other places, are being held in the southern part of the Kuril Islands
Tokyo Governor @ecoyuri hospitalized for "fatigue"
The exercises with the participation of more than 10 thousand military personnel began in the Sakhalin region.
1 month agoCarrier RONALD REAGAN CVN76 with cruiser SHILOH CG67 and destroyer HALSEY DDG97 operating in the Indian Ocean 21 June, joined by the Japanese naval training ships KASHIMA TV3508 and SETOYUKI TV3518. REAGAN is headed to the Arabian Sea to relieve carrier DWIGHT D EISENHOWER
Eight members of Uganda's Olympic team will be required to quarantine at their Japan training base until July 3 after a team member tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 31 km NE of Shimo-furano, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 2 km NNE of Ōzu, Japan
Japanese Defence Minister Kishi says Europe, the US and other Asian nations must come together to stand up to Beijing as China's military intentions unclear and its armed forces' rapid expansion causes serious concern.
[email protected] and @SecBlinken are back in DC but Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Toria Nuland and NSC Senior Director for Russia Eric Green stayed behind to brief NATO allies, the EU, the Japanese, and the Ukrainians in Brussels after the Biden-Putin meeting
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 53 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 85 km ENE of Misawa, Japan
