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New G7 member countries urge Iran and all the involved parties in the region to refrain from escalating the situation. “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the EU, express our deep concern at the aerated level of tension in the Middle East which threatens to ignite a broader conflict in the region. We urge all involved parties once again to refrain from perpetuating the current destructive cycle of retaliatory violence, to lower tensions and engage constructively toward de-escalation. No country or nation stands to gain from a further escalation in the Middle East.” Statement reads

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 21 km ENE of Akkeshi, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 12 km S of Takayama, Japan

Japan MoD reporting that 2x PLA UAV circumnavigated Taiwan while being supported by a Y-9DZ

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 5 km ESE of Chōfu, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 0 km SW of Tsuma, Japan

State Dept on Blinken and Austin's meeting with Japanese PM Kishida Fumio today in Tokyo: Blinken "expressed deep concern about the DPRK’s growing military cooperation with Russia and its unlawful nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs."

The United States and Japan say that China seeks to reshape the international order at the expense of other countries

Yhdysvallat ja Japani tuomitsevat Venäjän aseiden hankinnan Pohjois-Koreasta

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 54 km ESE of Onagawa Chō, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 12 km E of Kitaibaraki, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 66 km ESE of Akkeshi, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 48 km ENE of Onagawa Chō, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 72 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 10 km NW of Nyūzen, Japan

Japan and Philippines sign defense pact allowing their forces to train in each other's territory

Pentagon announces $10 billion, multi-year plan to modernize tactical aircraft based in Japan to "bolster regional deterrence"Includes:-replacing 48 F-15C/Ds at Kadena Air Base with 36 F-15EXs-replacing 36 F-16s at Misawa AB with 48 F-35As

North Korea launches ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan(East Sea)

North Korea condemns joint military exercise by South Korea, U.S., Japan

North Korea condemns the joint exercises between the United States, South Korea and Japan

For 5 days in a row, 4 Chinese Coast Guard ships have repeatedly entered the 12-mile territorial limit around Japan's Senkaku islands. CCG "drove away & expelled" Japanese patrol boats & have been spotted sailing within Japan's EEZ for 186 days straight, the longest record ever

Yhdysvallat, Korea (ROK) ja Japani "tuomitsevat jyrkästi" Korean demokraattisen kansantasavallan ja Venäjän välisen sotilaallisen yhteistyön syventämisen, mukaan lukien jatkuvat aseiden siirrot, jotka pidentävät Ukrainan kansan kärsimystä, — Yhteinen julkilausuma

Presidentti Zelensky: Japanin pääministeri Fumio Kishida @kishida230 ja minä olemme juuri allekirjoittaneet turvallisuussopimuksen Ukrainan ja Japanin välillä. Ainutlaatuinen asiakirja yhden maailman taloudellisesti ja teknisesti kehittyneimmistä maista

North Korea rocket appears to have exploded just after the launch. A video footage filmed by Japanese NHK crew members dispatched to Dandong

The Japanese government has lifted its evacuation alert, saying a North Korean missile is not expected to fly toward the country

Japan's J-Alert early warning system said Monday that North Korea has apparently fired a missile and issued an evacuation order for residents in Okinawa Prefecture

Joint Chiefs of Staff: "North Korea launches unknown projectiles to the south of the West Sea"

South Korea, Japan, China reaffirm commitment to Korean Peninsula peace amid North Korea satellite plan

The "Joint Sword-2024A" exercise area in the Eastern Theater Command, overlapping the scope of the Taiwan-Ring Taiwan military exercise from August 4 to 7, 2022: Differences between the two military exercises: 1. This time, China's outer islands (mainly Use coast guard for regular law enforcement). 2. Avoid Japan's economic waters.

The Saudi Crown Prince and the Prime Minister of Japan discussed, via video call, efforts to recognize the Palestinian state