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Japanese Prime Minister (PM) met with Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto today, April 3rd, where they agreed to bolster cooperation on many issues, such as national security. Prabowo won the presidential election in February, and he currently serves as Defense Minister. This is his first visit to Japan since his victory in the election, meeting Kishida in Tokyo. Kishida described Indonesia as...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (PM) held a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today, April 3rd, where they pledged to keep close relations and cooperation, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry. The phone conversation lasted around thirty minutes, Kishida claiming Japan will "steadily implement" all previous agreements made at a February conference for Ukrainian foreign aid and recovery...

The U.S. Geological Survey detected a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred approximately 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Hualien City, located along Taiwan's eastern coast. The island's Central Weather Administration CWA) issued a tsunami warning for the northern coast shortly, advising citizens to move to higher ground. However, not all residents reportedly received the alert from the CWA. Japan's Meteorological Agency...

The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) held a ceremony for the creation of the first Surface-to-Ship Missile (SSM) unit on Okinawa on March 30th. The ceremony was held at the JGSDF Vice Camp Katsuren, located in the city of Uruma, along the island's eastern coast. Senior Vice Defense Minister Makoto Oniki attended and gave a speech at the ceremony, saying...

A Proposed Relationship  Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida has expressed further interest in developing better relations with North Korea, describing it as "fruitful" despite North Korean officials rejecting recent advances to hold a summit between the nations' leaders and reportedly all contact. "We will continue to address issues related to North Korea," Kishida said at a press conference yesterday, March...