Japan Defense Minister to Quit: Report

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada will resign, broadcaster NHK said on Thursday, after a series of missteps, gaffes and a suspected cover-up that critics say contributed to a plunge in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's support.

Le Japon pourrait envoyer des soldats en Corée du Sud au secours de ses ressortissants

Le Japon va se préparer à envoyer des soldats dans la péninsule coréenne pour y protéger ses ressortissants en cas de crise nécessitant une évacuation, a déclaré mardi la ministre de la Défense Tomomi Inada, citée par l'agence Jiji et la chaîne NHK.

Japan's Defense Minister Tomomi Inada's visit to Yasukuni Shrine 'ironic'

Beijing has denounced as "greatly ironic" the Japanese defense chief's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, which came shortly after she returned from accompanying Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on his visit to Pearl Harbor.

Japanese defense minister not to visit Yasukuni Shrine on Aug.15 anniversary

Japan's newly appointed Defense Minister Tomomi Inada will visit Djibouti in Africa on a four-day trip from Saturday, which will prevent her from visiting the notorious Yasukuni Shrine on the 71st anniversary of the end of World War II on Aug.15, the defense ministry said on Friday.

Japan issues order against DPRK missile launches

Japan on Monday issued an order for its self-defense forces to shoot down any projectile heading toward the country's territory, in anticipation of potential missile launches by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), local media quoted government sources as saying.

Japon: une femme nationaliste devient ministre de la Défense. Tomomi Inada est de ceux qui visitent régulièrement le sanctuaire Yasukuni

Le Premier ministre japonais Shinzo Abe, conforté dans sa position par les récentes élections sénatoriales, a remanié mercredi son gouvernement, gardant une partie de ses hommes-clefs mais remplaçant son ministre de l'Industrie et installant une femme nationaliste à la Défense, un fait exceptionnel.