Japan’s new PM Takaichi eyes parliament dissolution for snap polls: Report
Country’s first female prime minister hopes a bigger majority will help her implement her political and fiscal agenda.
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Japan set to restart world’s biggest nuclear power plant
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa will be latest plant to restart 15 years after Fukushima disaster shut down country’s nuclear energy.
China holds low-key Nanjing Massacre memorial without Xi amid Japan row
China has marked the anniversary of 1937 massacre by Japanese soldiers, as tensions soar over Taiwan.
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Tsunami warning lifted after latest earthquake hits Japan’s northeast
Two 20cm waves were observed in locations off the northeast coast of Japan before the advisory was lifted.
S Korea, Japan scramble warplanes in response to Russia, China air patrol
Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Russian, Chinese planes entered its air defence zone during the joint exercise.
Magnitude 7.5 earthquake in north Japan injures 23 people
Japan’s Meteorological Agency says 20-70cm (8- to 27-inch) tsunamis were observed at several ports.
Japan summons China envoy over ‘fighter jet radar lock’ as tensions surge
Feuding countries trade accusations amid escalating dispute following Japanese PM’s comments about Taiwan.
Japan accuses Chinese jets of directing fire-control radar at its aircraft
Beijing says Japanese self-defence force aircraft repeatedly approached and disrupted the Chinese navy’s training.
Japan, China continue to spar at UN over Takaichi remarks on Taiwan
Fallout continues after prime minister said use of force against Taiwan would be ‘survival threatening’ for Japan.
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Australia hails ‘shared vision’, as defence minister set to visit Japan
Canberra says it seeks to make early contact with the new administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
