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Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–A record 45.2 pct of people in Japan find it necessary to beef up the country’s Self-Defense Forces, a government survey showed Friday. The share of respondents in favor of bigger and more capable SDF went up 3.7

Uenohara, Yamanashi Pref., Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–A forest fire continued to burn on Mount Ogi in Uenohara, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Friday. The fire broke out in a forest near the foot of the mountain on Thursday. The Uenohara city

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will visit the western Japan prefecture of Nara for two days from Tuesday and hold a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the two countries’ governments announced Friday. The visit is part

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–Around 1,250 officers and 130 vehicles from Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department marched as part of their New Year’s exercise in the Japanese capital’s Meiji Jingu Gaien area on Friday. The officers included those from riot police, an airport

(Adnkronos) – After the death of a woman by an Ice agent in Minneapolis, tension is high in the USA. Today two people were injured in a shooting involving federal agents in Portland, Oregon. The city’s police department reported in a statement

(Adnkronos) – Iranian state media break silence on the demonstrations that rocked the country overnight, claiming that “terrorist agents” from the United States and Israel set fires and unleashed violence. A brief report broadcast by state TV this morning claims that the

(Adnkronos) – Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine, using the Oreshnik missile system and drones, in response to Kyiv’s alleged attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow reported this, adding that last night “in response

(Adnkronos) – “We have eliminated 97% of the drugs entering by sea and now we will start hitting the cartels that control Mexico by land”. US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News, adding that “it’s very sad to

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is keeping a vigilant eye on U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine” to have the United States restore its sphere of influence in the Western Hemisphere, in fear of the U.S. presence diminishing in the

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday that she will visit the United States for four days from Sunday to attend a Group of Seven finance ministers’ meeting on critical minerals in Washington. At the meeting expected to