Tim Kelly

A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier takes part in a military demonstration in front of V-22 Osprey during the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2022 (PALS22) at JGSDF Kisarazu base in Kisarazu, east of Tokyo, Japan June 16, 2022.

Japan Warns Of Rising Security Threats In Annual Defence Report

Japan warned on Friday of escalating national security threats, including repercussions from Russia's war with Ukraine, Chinese intimidation of Taiwan, and vulnerable technology supply chains, in its annual defence white paper.

A man, believed to be a suspect shooting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is held by police officers at Yamato Saidaiji Station in Nara, Nara Prefecture on July 8, 2022 in this photo taken by the Yomiuri Shimbun. The Yomiuri Shimbun/KYODO via REUTERS

Abe Killer Wielded Homemade Gun, Grudge Over Mother's Financial Ruin, Police Say

The man arrested for Shinzo Abe's killing believed the former Japanese leader was linked to a religious group he blamed for his mother's financial ruin and spent months planning the attack with a homemade gun, police told local media on Saturday.

Abe Killer Wielded Homemade Gun, Grudge Over Mother's Bankruptcy, Police Say

The man who killed Shinzo Abe believed the former Japanese leader was linked to a religious group he blamed for his mother's financial ruin and spent months planning the attack with a homemade gun, police told local media on Saturday.

U.S. President Joe Biden experiences a traditional tea ceremony with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a private dinner in Tokyo, Japan May 23, 2022, in this photo released by Japan's Cabinet Public Relations Office via Kyodo. Japan's Cabinet P

Behind The Scenes In Japan, A Welcome For Biden's Defence Of Taiwan

For Japan, U.S. President Joe Biden's comment he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan signalled no formal change in policy.

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) salute the Japanese national flag during the morning assembly at JGSDF Miyako camp on Miyako Island, Okinawa prefecture, Japan April 21, 2022. Picture taken April 21, 2022.

Japan's Okinawa May Be On The Front Lines Again As It Marks Anniversary Of U.S. Handover

Seihan Nakazato wants the missile trucks on the base next to his melon farm to leave, but few others on Okinawa's Miyako island, he complains, are demanding that Japan's army remove such weapons, which he says would make them a target for China.

Panasonic Sees Flat Profits Amid Price Rises, Shortages

Panasonic Corp on Wednesday forecast flat operating profits this business year as component shortages caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in China and rising material costs following Russia's invasion of Ukraine pose a risk to earnings.

Candidate for the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Taro Kono, the cabinet minister in charge of vaccinations, attends a debate organized by Liberal Democratic Party, Youth Bureau, Women's Bureau at the party headquarters, in T

Sanctions On Russia Are Also About Protecting Japan Says Former Minister Kono

Japan's sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine are necessary, even if they squeeze energy supplies, because Tokyo one day could need allies to counter China in East Asia, said Taro Kono a former defence chief and ex-foreign minister.

A member of the Japanese Self-Defense Forceâs Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade aims his gun as he takes a position during joint airborne landing exercises with the U.S.Marine Corps near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji training field in Gotemba, west of Tok

Japanese, U.S. Marines Practise Airborne Assaults In Sign Of Deepening Cooperation

In a sign of deepening military cooperation between Japan and the United States, amphibious Japanese troops and U.S.

Greg Kelly, former representative director of Nissan Motor Co., arrives for the first trial hearing at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo, Japan, September 15, 2020. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS

Tokyo Court To Rule Whether Deputy Helped Former Nissan Chief Ghosn Hide $80 Million

A Japanese court will on Thursday deliver its verdict on former Nissan Motor director Greg Kelly who is accused of helping the automaker's ousted chairman, Carlos Ghosn, hide $80 million of income from financial regulators.