The top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday, seeking common ground on East Asian security and economic issues amid escalating global uncertainty. "Given the increasingly severe international situation, I believe we may truly be at a turning point in history," Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said at the start of the meeting in Tokyo with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul.The three agreed to accelerate preparations for a trilateral summit in Japan this year that would also include talks on how Tokyo, Beijing and Seoul can tackle declining birthrates and aging populations, Iwaya said in a joint announcement after the meeting
The Pentagon is considering halting a planned expansion of U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ), such a move could save about $1.1 billion in costs related to personnel and command and control upgrades. Source: CNN
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 25 km NNW of Hakui, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 12 km S of Honmachi, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 43 km SSE of Honchō, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 71 km WNW of Furubira, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 46 km ENE of Noda, Japan
Trump: We have to protect Japan, but they don't have to defend us
10 month agoMoscow has closed entry to the Japanese Foreign Minister, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported
Japanese military: Major joint US-Japan military exercises in southern Japan
South Korea acting President Choi Sang-Mok says Japan-South Korea cooperation is "absolutely necessary" after Trump-Zelenskyy White House meeting
Japan ForestFire burns homes as thousands of people evacuate.Firefighters continued to battle a fire blazing across Japan’s northeastern coastal city of Ofunato on Friday.1,300 households evacuated and 3,000 people seeking refuge in reception centres
Wildfires are raging in Japan's Iwate prefecture, with reports of several fatalities and the evacuation of over 3,300 people from the outskirts of the city of OfunatonnOfunato Japan
Japan: At least one person has died and 84 homes have been destroyed as wildfires continue to spread in the country's northeastern city of Ofunato.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - 38 km ESE of Shingū, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 7 km E of Muroran, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 38 km WNW of Hakui, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 40 km SE of Wada, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 63 km SSE of Onagawa Chō, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 117 km S of Honchō, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 42 km E of Namie, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 65 km WNW of Hakui, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 113 km S of Honchō, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 59 km E of Onagawa Chō, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 13 km WSW of Kamaishi, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 60 km SE of Akkeshi, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 39 km ENE of Ōma, Japan
China protests to US and Japan for "attacking" and "smearing" Beijing over maritime disputes
Prime Minister Ishiba says he's willing to increase Japan's investment in the US to a total of $1 trillion
Trump says he's approved nearly $1 billion in new military equipment sales to Japan
