Japan will increase the prohibition of vehicle exports to Russia today. The scaled-up ban is in line with G7 Hiroshima Summit in May where leaders agreed to strengthen sanctions on Russia over its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Existing G7 sanctions had already seen Japan prohibit the...
Two former prime ministers, from Japan and Estonia, will address the annual Indo-Pacific security forum when it opens in Taipei on Tuesday, according to Taiwan’s foreign ministry. The two keynote speeches will be delivered by Taro Aso, a senior Diet member who served as...
TOKYO — Hiroshima officials criticized growing support for nuclear weapons as a deterrent resulting from uneasiness over Russia’s war in Ukraine and tensions in the Koreas, commenting Sunday as the city remembered the atomic bombing of 78 years ago. The observance came two months after...
MANILA – Việt Nam on Thursday asked the Philippines’ authorities to strictly handle the case of a group of Filipino protesters tearing the Vietnamese national flag in front of the Vietnamese embassy in Manila. The protests were staged following reports in the Philippines’ local media...
A year after One Piece Film Red rocked Japanese theaters and rocketed up the Japanese box office rankings – currently the 8th highest-grossing film in Japan of all time –, Uta will be returning to the big screen and this time in full 4K. The news was announced during today’s episode of...
