Japan

Japan PM Abe's support lowest since 2012 amid doubts about security bills

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe?s cabinet has fallen to the lowest level since he took office in 2012, to just over 40 percent, with nearly two-thirds of voters opposed to his muscular defense policy that would end a self-imposed ban on the military fighting overseas, a weekend media survey showed.

Half of live dolphins caught in Japan exported despite hunt outcry

About half of live dolphins caught in the Japanese coastal town of Taiji were exported to China and other countries despite global criticism of the hunting technique used, a news report has said.

The so-called "drive hunt" method has been criticized overseas as cruel and Japanese zoos and aquariums were recently forced to vow not to buy animals caught with the controversial fishing.

Japan no free-rider on defense, Japan to tell US

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will send a clear message to the United States when he visits Washington next week: Japan is ready to take more responsibility for security on the world stage. 

Behind that message, the conservative leader will want fresh assurances that America will show up if needed in any clash with China, conversations with politicians and experts show. 

Drone with "minuscule" quantity of radiation lands on Japan PM's office: media

A drone marked with a radioactive sign landed on the roof of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office on April 22 and  tested positive for a "minuscule" amount of radiation, media reported. 

Police found the radiation to be low enough not to be harmful to humans, media said. 

Turkey in Japan

Last week, Turkey had a strong presence in Japan. A wide delegation under the leadership of the Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) attended the U.N. world conference on ?Disaster Risk Reduction.? The summit was held in Sendai, a town in the northeast of the country.

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