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Japan joins India and China’s neighbours in rejecting Beijing’s new map

Beijing: Japan has joined India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan to lodge protests against China over its new “standard map” for including the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea as part of its territory. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told the media in Tokyo on Tuesday that Japan has lodged a strong protest to China through diplomatic channels over a new map released by Beijing last

Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 jolts Japan

Tokyo: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Hokkaido in Japan on Friday, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake’s epicentre was 46 km (28.58 miles) below the Earth’s surface, GFZ added as quoted by Reuters report. Meanwhile, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale was recorded 112km SSE of Portblair, Andaman and Nicobar island on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, National Center for Seismology said.

Russia and China begin joint naval exercises in the Sea of ​​Japan

The Chinese military squadron will join the Russian naval and air forces in the Sea of ​​Japan as part of a joint exercise. The maneuvers are aimed at “ensuring the security of strategic sea lanes”, informs Reuters, citing the Chinese Ministry of Defense. A Chinese squadron of five warships and four helicopters has left the port of Qingdao and will rendezvous with Russian forces in a “predetermined zone,” the ministry

Pak FM Bilawal to travel to China and Japan to boost bilateral ties

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will embark on a two-nation visit to China and Japan from June 27 to deepen bilateral cooperation. He will travel to China in the last week of June to attend the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) “Summer Davos”, to be held from June 27 to June 29 in China’s Tianjin Municipality, official sources

“Is it okay when the Democratic Party is in power?”  “According to the script written by Japan”

People’s Power Representative Kim Ki-hyun faces the Democratic Party of Korea, which criticizes the government for dispatching an inspection team to “release contaminated water in Fukushima.” He pointed out that he is frantic for criticism. Representative Kim Ki-hyun said at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 22nd, “It is really regrettable that the Democratic Party is only doing anti-sunset without justification and

Japan imposed sanctions against 80 companies and 100 individuals from Russia

The Japanese government has expanded sanctions against Russia because of the war in Ukraine, writes Nikkei Asia. Export restrictions affected 80 companies associated with the military. Also the assets of 100 individuals and legal entities that tried to violate previously imposed sanctions were frozen. In addition, Japanese companies were banned from providing architectural and engineering services to clients from Russia. In total, Japan’s sanctions already affect about 1,000 people and

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 jolts Japan

Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck Japan’s southern Chiba prefecture on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. According to the weather agency, the quake occurred in southern Chiba prefecture at 4:16 a.m. local time at a depth of 40 km, measuring upper 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7. The temblor’s epicenter was located at a latitude of 35.2 degrees north and a

Stalin to visit Japan, Singapore, and UK to attract investments

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will be visiting Japan, Singapore, and the UK on a week-long tour after May 20, to attract investments as a prelude to the Global Investors Summit planned the state on January 10-11 next year. Stalin had earlier visited the middle eastern countries for attracting investments. Also Read Mamata has suggested opposition CMs’ meeting on Governors’ functioning: Stalin According to information, the Chief Minister

National power “Tear down the barriers of distrust and communication between Korea and Japan”

Regarding the outcome of the Korea-Japan summit, the ruling and opposition parties presented conflicting assessments. The power of the people commented that the position of the Japanese side’s succession of the historical awareness of the previous Japanese cabinets was “in a large sense, it included the will of apology.” On the other hand, the Democratic Party of Korea criticized, saying, “The Yoon Seok-yeol regime eventually chose the path of becoming

Controversy over the government's solution to compensation for forced labor, 'the most rational solution' vs. 'indulgence to Japan'

Regarding the Yoon Seok-yeol government’s announcement of a plan for a domestic foundation to pay the judgment and delayed interest to victims of forced labor during the Japanese colonial period for which the Supreme Court’s 2018 judgment on compensation was final, the ruling and opposition parties are divided. In addition, the Democratic Party and the Justice Party took a strong stance, saying that they could never accept the government’s solution