S. Korea PM raps Japan over airline ban
Korean Air recently ran a demonstration flight of its new Airbus A380 aircraft over the disputed Dokdo islands. - AFP (File Photo) SEOUL: South Korea’s prime minister urged Japan Tuesday to drop its...
View ArticleS. Korea’s Lee warns Japan lawmakers against visit
A South Korean national flag aboard a ship during a tour of the Dokdo/Takeshima islands in the Sea of Japan. - AFP (File Photo) SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak has warned Japanese lawmakers...
View ArticleS. Korea bans Japanese lawmakers in islands row
The group had planned to visit Ulleung island, the closest South Korean territory to the Seoul-controlled, uninhabited Dokdo islands in the Sea of Japan (East Sea), which are known in Japan as...
View ArticleOpposition calls for Japan defence minister to go
New Defence Minister Yasuo Ichikawa. - AFP (File Photo) TOKYO: Japan’s main opposition party called for the new defence minister to resign on Saturday for referring to himself as an amateur shortly...
View ArticleUK lawmaker quits party over comments on Israel
“Israel is acting against international law, the Geneva conventions, and human rights. They do this with impunity and if our political parties will not take action then individuals must,” said the...
View ArticleJapan discussing possibility of first casino
Would Japan finally embrace the gambling industry? —Photo (File) AP TOKYO/HONG KONG: After Singapore, Japan? A pro-casino group of Japanese lawmakers has tapped an influential member of the ruling...
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