Minoru Kihara
Japanese politician (born 1969)
Photo: 防衛省・自衛隊ホームページ, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 12h ago
Japan issues false 9.9 earthquake warning, then cancels it eight minutes later
Japan's weather agency sent phone alerts for a magnitude 9.9 quake on Friday, 16 October, then withdrew them after finding the epicenter was misplaced. The real quake measured 6.9 near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and was barely felt in Japan.
- 4d ago
Japan denies espionage as Russia holds Hokkaido Shimbun reporter Yuki Imai
Tokyo has rejected Russia's espionage accusation against a Hokkaido Shimbun reporter detained in Sakhalin. Moscow's ambassador also turned down Japan's requests for information and humanitarian consideration.
- Oct 4
US forces face Okinawa curfew after Marine arrested over woman's murder
US military commanders ordered a 30-day curfew and a 48-hour alcohol ban for personnel in Okinawa after the arrest of a 20-year-old Marine suspected of killing a local woman in Naha.
- Sep 17
Sanae Takaichi reshuffles Japan's Cabinet while retaining key economic and defense ministers
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi kept her top diplomatic, defense, and economic chiefs in office on Thursday while adding coalition ally Hiroshi Nakatsuka to the Cabinet to advance government reforms.
- Jul 24
Trump imposes 10–12.5% tariffs on 60 trading partners, citing forced labour, as temporary levy expires
The United States will impose tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from about 60 trading partners at midnight Washington time, replacing a temporary 10% levy that expires on 24 July 2026. The move invokes Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, citing forced labour in supply chains.
- Jul 24
US imposes 10-12.5% tariffs on 60 nations over forced labor, replacing struck-down global levy
The tariffs, ranging from 10% to 12.5%, took effect at midnight Eastern Time on July 24, replacing a temporary 10% global tariff that the Supreme Court had invalidated. The EU, Canada, and the UK face the lower rate; Australia, China, and Japan the higher one, though existing deals may shield some.
- Jul 21
Japan protests China's first live-fire drill in its EEZ as Russian frigate looks on
A Chinese destroyer conducted a machine gun test 180 km southwest of Okinotori island early Sunday, with a Russian frigate nearby. Tokyo filed a diplomatic protest, calling the drill a danger to navigation.
