Japanese defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Sunday rejected Chinese allegations of “new militarism” and instead accused the neighbour of rapidly expanding its military “without sufficient transparency”. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in ...

May 28 (Reuters) - Japan's U.N. ambassador on Thursday dismissed as "ridiculous" Russia's criticism of its military buildup at a time when Moscow was continuing its war against Ukraine in violation of the U.

Japan’s population fell by more than 3 million over the past five years, a record drop that underscores the depths of the country’s accelerating demographic crisis.