Japan coalition party wary of security change despite U.S. support
TOKYO (Reuters) - The leader of a small party in Japan's coalition said on Friday he did not agree with defense policy changes that would allow Japanese forces to fight...
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Japan’s Abe dubs China vital partner amid territorial disputes
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe criticized Beijing for trying to "change the status quo" with force in maritime disputes but said China was a vital economic partner,...
Nobel laureate calls handing of stem cell research data ‘sloppy’
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nobel Prize-winning head of a Japanese institute whose scientists' work on stem cells was hailed as a game-changer in the field of medical biology called the...
Nobel laureate calls handing of stem cell research data ‘sloppy’
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nobel Prize-winning head of a Japanese institute whose scientists' work on stem cells was hailed as a game-changer in the field of medical biology called the...
Scientist urges withdrawal of his own ‘breakthrough’ stem cell research
TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - A Japanese scientist called on Monday for his own headline-grabbing study on stem cells to be withdrawn from publication, saying its findings had now been thrown into...
Scientist urges withdrawal of his own ‘breakthrough’ stem cell research
TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - A Japanese scientist called on Monday for his own headline-grabbing study on stem cells to be withdrawn from publication, saying its findings had now been thrown into...
U.S. Marine base OK’d for Okinawa move
TOKYO (Reuters) - The governor of Japan's Okinawa on Friday approved a controversial plan to relocate a U.S. air base to a less populous part of the southern island, but...
Japan-ASEAN call for freedom of air and seas, with tensions high over China
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Southeast Asian countries called on Saturday for freedom of the air and sea and urged that disputes be resolved peacefully, amid concerns about Chinese military...
Factbox: Japan prepares for new law to protect national secrets
(Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government has prepared a new law that seeks tougher penalties for leaking classified information on defense and diplomatic issues, which critics say would...
Japan secrecy act stirs fears about press freedom, right to know
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is planning a state secrets act that critics say could curtail public access to information on a wide range of issues,...