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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

Moscow 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