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Japan calls axis of China, Russia, North Korea the 'gravest threat' to global order since WWII
Russia operations and North Korean threats pose the greatest challenge to global order since World War II, in its annual ...
China, North Korea and Russia represent biggest security challenge since World War II, Japan says
Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...
Japan calls China's military activity its biggest strategic challenge
Japan has raised strong caution about China’s rapid acceleration of military activity in extensive areas from around its ...
Japanese pharma executive sentenced to 3.5 years in China for espionage
China has sentenced a Japanese pharmaceutical executive to three and a half year in prison for espionage, a decision that ...
China Convicts Employee of Japanese Drugmaker of Spying
The Astellas Pharma executive was sentenced to 3½ years in a case that has added strain to relations between Tokyo and ...
Japan Official Urges China to Expand Foreign Investment Quota
A Japanese government official called on China to expand a program allowing certain mainland investors to put more money ...
Japan, EU to explore joint rare earths procurement, Nikkei reports
Japan and the European Union will consider joint public-private partnerships as they look to reduce their reliance on China ...
Japan says China’s escalating military activity its biggest strategic challenge
Japan has warned of escalating military threats from China. The report highlights China's growing military activity near ...
Japan tells its companies in Taiwan ‘you’re on your own’ if China invades
Japanese government officials are telling companies they would be “on their own” if they needed to evacuate staff from Taiwan in case of a Chinese attack, according to people familiar with the matter, ...
US Ally Calls China Greatest Threat
In its 2025 white paper, Japan's Defense Ministry said the world faces the most perilous security environment since World War ...
Japan national sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison in China has no plan to appeal, Kyodo says
A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma , who was sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison in China this week on espionage charges, has no plan to appeal, Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Saturday, citing ...
Editorial: China's murky sentencing of Japanese man on spy charge stifles business activity
A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. who was detained in Beijing and charged with spying has been sentenced to 3 1/2 ...