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Japan resumes seafood exports to China two years after Fukushima wastewater release

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Japan resumes seafood exports to China two years after Fukushima wastewater release

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Japan announced on Friday (November 7, 2025) that its seafood exports have resumed for the first time since China imposed a ban over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant more than two years ago. Chief Cabinet…

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U.S.-Japan security talks focus on bolstering military cooperation amid rising China threat

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U.S.-Japan security talks focus on bolstering military cooperation amid rising China threat

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will join their Japanese counterparts Yoko Kamikawa and Minoru Kihara, at the Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee, known as “2+2” security talks. File | Photo Credit: AP Japanese and U.S. defence chiefs and top diplomats will meet in Tokyo on July 28 for talks aimed…

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Japan, Philippines sign defence pact in the face of shared alarm over China

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Japan, Philippines sign defence pact in the face of shared alarm over China

Japanese Defence Minister Minoru Kihara (centre) delivers his statement with Philippines’ Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.,(not in picture) during a meeting to discuss bilateral ties and defence, as well as regional security, in Philippines, on July 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Japan and the Philippines signed a key defence pact on July 8 allowing…

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