The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Blinken: China Military Drills Are ‘Significant Escalation’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that China's military exercises aimed at Taiwan including missiles fired into Japan's exclusive economic zone represent a "significant escalation" and that he has urged Beijing to back down. China launched the drills following a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 5, 2022

China says Japan's Taiwan stance justifies the 'wrongdoers'

Japanese officials' recent statements on the current tensions in the Taiwan Strait were an attempt to justify the "wrongdoers", Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Friday during a regular briefing.

Reuters · Aug 5, 2022

Nobody Wants the Current World Order

How All the Major Powers—Even the United States—Became Revisionists

Foreign Affairs · Aug 5, 2022

‘Highly provocative’: China military drills resume around Taiwan

Taiwan says monitoring situation after multiple Chinese ships and aircraft crossed median line in Taiwan Strait.

Al Jazeera · Aug 5, 2022

Pelosi says China "will not isolate Taiwan" as drills ramp up near island

Japanese officials estimate 5 ballistic missiles landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone during China's launches.

Axios · Aug 5, 2022

Japan PM meets Pelosi, calls China drills 'grave problem'

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says that China’s military exercises aimed at Taiwan represent a “grave problem” that threatens regional peace and security after five ballistic missiles launched as part of the drills landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

Pelosi praises Taiwan, says Asian trip wasn't to change status quo

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday praised Taiwan, pledged U.S. solidarity and said her trip through Asia, which led to unprecedented military drills by an angry China, was never about changing the regional status quo.

Reuters · Aug 4, 2022

Suzuki Hayabusa Station Festival Postponed Due To COVID-19

As Japan reports four consecutive days of 200,000 new COVID-19 cases, organizers postpone the 2022 Suzuki Hayabusa Station Festival until after September.

RideApart · Aug 4, 2022

G7, ASEAN condemn 'irresponsible' Chinese military drills near Taiwan as airlines cancel, reroute flights

Some airlines cancel flights to Taipei and reroute others during Chinese military exercises sparked by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

Bullet Train casts Brad Pitt as a wannabe reformed hit man fending off a star line-up of assassins

Based on the 2010 Japanese comic thriller by the same name, this screen adaptation from the co-director of John Wick and Deadpool fuses himbo humour with riotous stunts.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022