Japan announces defense budget hike in response to growing threats in East Asia.
Image Credit: Reuters On Wednesday afternoon, Japan’s Defense Ministry announced that it requested an 3.3% increase from the initial defense budget for the current fiscal year until March 2021. The […]
Japan and India sign a military logistics cooperation pact.
Image Credit: ANI On Thursday, the Indian Defense Ministry announced the signing of a military logistics cooperation pact between India and Japan. This agreement will allow both militaries to access […]
The race for a new Japanese Prime Minister to replace Shinzo Abe begins
Image Credit: Reuters On Friday, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that he is stepping down, due to health issues. In a televised press conference, the PM Shinzo Abe explained […]
Japanese Prime Minister Abe set to resign due to health issues.
Image Credit: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images On Friday, local media reported that the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 66 next month, will resign due to health issues. He is expected to […]
BioNtech and Pfizer to supply 120 million doses of vaccine to Japan.
Image Credit: EP News Bureau On Friday, Pfizer and BioNtech agreed to supply Japan with 120 million doses of their experimental vaccine in the first half of 2021. No financial […]
Japan reports a new daily record high
Image Credit: EPA-EFE/ Franck Robichon On Friday, Japanese authorities reported 1,307 new cases. In Tokyo, Governor Yuriko Koike said that 463 cases were reported. This puts the total number of […]
Tokyo raises its coronavirus alert level.
Image Credit: Kyodo On Wednesday, the number of cases surpassed 100 for the 6th day in a row, prompting the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to raise the coronavirus alert level to […]
Tokyo reports 111 new cases
Image Credit: EPA-EFE On Monday, Tokyo reported the fifth straight day, topping 100 cases. Tokyo officials reported 102 cases, while on Sunday and Saturday, 111 and 131 cases respectively were […]
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