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Japan and Italy will hold a joint fighter jet drill between Aug 2-10, a week after Japan announced a similar exercise with the French air force. Japan's Air Self-Defence Force (ASDF) said four Japanese F-15 jets and four Italian F-35A…

The copper Queens of Zambia were defeated at the ongoing FIFA Women's World Cup after a 5-0 victory by former champions Japan in their Group C opening match on Saturday. A brace from striker Hinata Miyazawa set the foundations for the…

North Korea has conducted a missile test with its longest ever flight time off its east coast as leaders of South Korea and Japan are set to meet on the sidelines of a NATO summit to discuss threats including the nuclear-armed North. The…

Top generals from the United States, South Korea and Japan have met for a rare trilateral meeting in Hawaii as North Korea conducted its latest ballistic missile test launch. The meeting was at Camp Smith in Hawaii and it last took place…

At least one person was killed while three were missing after torrential rain triggered landslides over southwest Japan. A woman in her 70s was killed when a landslide hit her house in the Fukuoka prefecture, while three people were…

Japan has lodged a protest with South Korea over military drills it conducted on disputed islands, saying it was "extremely regrettable". Japan’s foreign ministry said it summoned a senior diplomat at the South Korean embassy in Tokyo,…

The European Union (EU) says it will deepen cooperation with Japan on semiconductors as countries move to strengthen control over a technology vital for defence, electronic and automotive industries. EU industry chief Thierry Breton said…

Japan has lodged a protest against Russia over the country's decision to declare Sept. 3 a day of victory over "militaristic Japan". A Japanese government spokesperson calling Moscow's move "extremely regrettable" said on Monday that it…

An 18-year-old Japanese soldier has been arrested after two people were killed and one injured in a shooting at a military facility in central Japan. Japan's defence ministry said the Self-Defence Force (SDF) member is accused of…

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and his South Korean counterpart Choo Kyung-ho will meet on June 29 in Tokyo for a next round of bilateral talks. The two countries' financial leaders held their first talk in seven years almost…