Archiv: Japan

10.07.2026 - 10:33 [ Japan Times ]

More LNG, Japan-linked vessels transit Hormuz despite renewed Mideast tensions

“What’s different now, compared to the start of the conflict, is that Iran is striking vessels using the ’Omani route’ rather ‌than targeting all vessels, which means vessels will increasingly turn towards the ’Iranian route’ or transit dark when transiting through the strait,” said Xavier Tang, a senior market analyst at Vortexa.

Meanwhile, 22 Japan-linked vessels, including six large crude oil tankers, transited the strait to exit between July 7 and 9, leaving only four vessels in the Gulf, Japan transport minister Yasushi Kaneko told a news conference on Friday.

05.07.2026 - 20:54 [ Electroverse.uk ]

The Planet Cooled In June; Europe Maps The Heat Island; Hokkaido Joins The July Chill; + Rare Coastal Snow As South America Freezes

(July 3, 2026)

For all the media’s huffing and puffing over western Europe’s “climate-change heatwave,” the planet cooled in June.

UAH’s satellite-based lower troposphere record has June 2026 at +0.46C above the norm, down from +0.53C in May — a clear monthly fall all while headlines tried to turn one regional European hot spell into proof of a planetary catastrophe.

According to a World Weather Attribution report — and dutifully recycled by the usual activist rags — western Europe’s recent heatwave was “impossible without the climate crisis.”

Reuters led with the same line, adding that the “soaring night-time temperatures” were made 100 times more likely. The Guardian went further, calling it the “worst ever and impossible without climate crisis,” and claiming the heat was “only possible because of fossil-fuel burning.” Euronews warned that “climate change is running rampant,” while El País spelled out the sermon in its headline: “It’s not just hot, it’s climate change.” Etc. Etc. Etc.

The European heat was real. But it was weather. It was circulation. That is what blocking highs do.

Overall, the planet cooled 0.07C in June.

08.04.2026 - 23:24 [ Bundesregierung ]

Joint Statement

– Deutsche Höflichkeitsübersetzung –

Gemeinsame Erklärung

Erklärung von Präsident Macron, Ministerpräsidentin Meloni, Bundeskanzler Merz, Premierminister Starmer, Premierminister Carney, Präsident Dan, geschäftsführende Premierministerin Frederiksen, Premierministerin Frostadóttir, Premierminister Jetten, Premierminister Kristersson, Premierminister Michal, Premierminister Mitsotakis, Premierminister Sanchez, Präsident Stubb, Premierminister Støre, Premierminister Takaichi, Präsidentin der Europäischen Kommission von der Leyen, Präsident des Europäischen Rates Costa

Wir begrüßen den heute zwischen den Vereinigten Staaten und dem Iran vereinbarten zweiwöchigen Waffenstillstand.

Wir danken Pakistan und allen beteiligten Partnern für die Vermittlung dieser wichtigen Vereinbarung.

Das Ziel muss nun sein, in den kommenden Tagen ein rasches und dauerhaftes Ende des Krieges auszuhandeln. Dies kann nur auf diplomatischem Wege erreicht werden.

Wir drängen nachdrücklich auf rasche Fortschritte hin zu einer substanziellen Verhandlungslösung.

Diese wird entscheidend sein, um die Zivilbevölkerung im Iran zu schützen und die Sicherheit in der Region zu gewährleisten. Eine Verhandlungslösung kann auch eine schwere globale Energiekrise abwenden.
Wir unterstützen diese diplomatischen Bemühungen.

Zu diesem Zweck stehen wir in engem Kontakt mit den Vereinigten Staaten und anderen Partnern.

Wir rufen alle Seiten dazu auf, den Waffenstillstand umzusetzen, auch im Libanon.

Unsere Regierungen werden dazu beitragen, die Freiheit der Schifffahrt in der Straße von Hormus zu gewährleisten.

Dieser Erklärung können sich andere Partner anschließen.

03.04.2026 - 19:03 [ Japan Times ]

Japanese LNG tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz, Mitsui O.S.K Lines says

Crew members on the ⁠Panama-flagged ship, „SOHAR LNG,“ are safe, ⁠a Mitsui O.S.K. Lines spokesperson said, while declining to disclose ⁠when it crossed the strait and whether there was ‌any kind of negotiations to do so.

The Asahi newspaper ‌earlier on Friday reported that the ship was the first Japanese vessel to have exited ⁠the Strait of Hormuz since the onset of the Iran war.

03.04.2026 - 12:23 [ Says.com ]

Here Are The Countries’ Ships Allowed Through Iran’s Strait Of Hormuz

(March 27, 2026)

Below are other „friendly“ nations to Iran whose vessels are allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

21.03.2026 - 21:21 [ Japan Times ]

Iran prepared to let Japanese ships transit Hormuz, FM says

Tehran is prepared to allow Japanese-related ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway through which 93% of Japan’s imported crude oil flows, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said in an interview.

Discussions with Japan on the matter have already begun, according to a transcript of Araghchi’s interview with Kyodo News posted to his Telegram account Saturday.

19.03.2026 - 17:25 [ Government of the United Kingdom ]

Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan on the Strait of Hormuz: 19 March 2026

Consistent with UNSC Resolution 2817, we emphasise that such interference with international shipping and the disruption of global energy supply chains constitute a threat to international peace and security.

19.03.2026 - 17:18 [ Axios ]

Six U.S. allies back potential Strait of Hormuz coalition

Yes, but: France, Germany, Italy and Japan have previously all publicly ruled out sending naval vessels to the strait during the war.

19.03.2026 - 15:25 [ Japan Today ]

Takaichi arrives in U.S. to meet Trump

Emphasizing the need for de-escalation in the Middle East, Takaichi told reporters in Tokyo ahead of her three-day visit to the United States that she hopes to reaffirm the strength of bilateral ties with Trump on issues ranging from security to the economy.

„Global peace and stability is being threatened, including over the safety of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and energy security,“ she said. „If the current unstable situation continues, things will get even harder for both Japan and the United States, as well as the rest of the world.“

16.03.2026 - 13:01 [ Japan Today ]

Japan not yet planning Hormuz escort mission, PM Takaichi says

Japan has no plan to dispatch naval vessels to ‌escort vessels in the Middle East, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump ‌called on allies to protect tankers ⁠traversing through the Strait of Hormuz.

„We ⁠have not ⁠made any decisions whatsoever about dispatching escort ‌ships. We are continuing to examine what Japan ⁠can do ⁠independently and what can be done within the legal framework,“ Takaichi told parliament.

09.02.2026 - 17:58 [ Japan Today ]

Nikkei jumps after landslide victory for Takaichi‘s ruling party

Other markets across Asia also advanced, with South Korea‘s Kospi surging 4% and some other benchmarks gaining more than 1%.

U.S. futures edged higher after the U.S. stock market roared back on Friday as technology stocks recovered much of their losses from earlier in the week and bitcoin halted its plunge.

The S&P 500 rallied 2% for its best day since May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 1,206 points, or 2.5%, and topped the 50,000 level for the first time, while the Nasdaq composite leaped 2.2%.

21.10.2025 - 11:59 [ Japan Today ]

Diet elects Sanae Takaichi as Japan‘s first female prime minister

The LDP‘s alliance with the Osaka-based rightwing Japan Innovation Party, or Ishin no Kai, ensured her premiership because the opposition is not united. Takaichi‘s untested alliance is still short of a majority in both houses of parliament and will need to court other opposition groups to pass any legislation — a risk that could make her government unstable and short-lived.

The two parties signed a coalition agreement on policies underscoring Takaichi’s hawkish and nationalistic views.

03.09.2025 - 16:54 [ China Radio International ]

Xi Jinping hält Ansprache zu 80. Jahrestag des Sieges im Widerstandskrieg des chinesischen Volkes gegen japanische Aggression

Die großartige chinesische Nation scheue keine Macht und Gewalt, stehe auf eigenen Füssen und verbessere sich ständig. Im lebensentscheidenen Kampf von Gut gegen Böse, Licht gegen Dunkelheit und fortschrittlichen Kräften gegen reaktionäre Kräfte habe das chinesische Volk damals gemeinsam hart gegen die Feinde sowie um das Überleben des Landes, die Wiederauferstehung der chinesischen Nation und die Gerechtigkeit der Menschheit gekämpft. Heutzutage stehe die Menschheit erneut vor der Entscheidung zwischen Frieden und Krieg, Dialog und Konfrontation sowie gemeinsamem Gewinn und Nullsummenspiel. Das chinesische Volk stehe fest auf der Seite der historischen Richtigkeit und des Fortschritts der menschlichen Zivilisationen sowie halte am Weg der friedlichen Entwicklung fest, um gemeinsam mit der Bevölkerung aller Länder eine Gemeinschaft der Menschheit mit geteilter Zukunft aufzubauen.

15.08.2025 - 19:49 [ Korean Broadcasting System ]

#80 Jahre Unabhängigkeit – Republik Korea: Teil 7: Die Aprilrevolution – Ein neues Kapitel der Demokratie

Die Revolution vom 19. April 1960 – 15 Jahre nach der Befreiung
Die Aprilrevolution von 1960 war ein landesweiter Aufstand, bei dem Studierende und Bürger sich gegen die autokratische Herrschaft und Korruption des damaligen Präsidenten Syngman Rhee erhoben und ihn schließlich zum Rücktritt zwangen. Seit der Befreiung Koreas aus der japanischen Kolonialherrschaft waren erst 15 Jahre vergangen, und seit dem Waffenstillstandsabkommen im Koreakrieg nur sieben Jahre.

29.10.2024 - 10:10 [ Pentagon ]

Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds an Off-Camera, On-The-Record Press Briefing

Q: So, just to follow up on that, let‘s say US weapons are used to kill North Korean soldiers and that could have far reaching implications. I mean, how do you handle that, or you have — will you have limits on what US weapons can be used if it‘s a bunch of North Korean soldiers?

MS. SINGH: No. I think I mentioned this on Thursday and the secretary has said this as well — If North Korea — if we see DPRK troops moving in and towards the front lines, I mean, they are co-belligerents in the war. And so, they are fighting on these front lines and the Ukrainians are defending their sovereign territory and pushing the Russians back.

(…)

MS. SINGH: I don‘t have more details on the type of troops or equipment capabilities that they have. In terms of the numbers, what I have is that, you know, we estimate

approximately 10,000 are moving to train in eastern Russia. That is going to help augment Russian forces.

Again, don‘t have more fidelity to share right now on kind of what their makeup looks like, capabilities, etc. But, you know, we‘ll of course keep you updated on that.

29.10.2024 - 09:55 [ APNews.com ]

North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to likely fight against Ukraine, Pentagon says

Adding thousands of North Korean soldiers to Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II will pile more pressure on Ukraine’s weary and overstretched army. It will also stoke geopolitical tensions in the Korean Peninsula and the wider Indo-Pacific region, including Japan and Australia, Western officials say.

28.10.2024 - 02:39 [ Japan Today ]

Japan‘s ruling bloc loses lower house majority

The dismal results underscored deepening distrust in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party due to a slush funds scandal, signaling a seismic shift in the support that enabled it to return to power in 2012 after a spell in opposition.

The coalition would still fall short of a majority in the powerful lower house even if Ishiba accepts back into the LDP former party lawmakers who ran as independents after being denied LDP endorsement over the scandal. The party fell short of 200 seats in the 465-member chamber.

28.10.2024 - 02:31 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Regierungskoalition in Japan verliert laut Hochrechnungen ihre Mehrheit

Die LDP regiert Japan seit Jahrzehnten fast ununterbrochen. Einige Parteimitglieder, die in den Parteispendenskandal verwickelt sind, hatte die LDP nicht als offizielle Kandidaten für die Wahl zugelassen. Mehrere von ihnen verloren Prognosen zufolge ihre Sitze. Diejenigen, denen die Unterstützung der LDP verweigert wurde, hatten enge Beziehungen zum ermordeten Ministerpräsidenten Shinzo Abe, der auch nach seinem Rücktritt als Parteivorsitzender 2020 erheblichen Einfluss auf die LDP ausgeübt hatte.

14.10.2024 - 17:44 [ Japan Times ]

Israeli envoy criticizes Japanese atomic survivor‘s Gaza comparison

Nagasaki decided not to invite Cohen to mark this year‘s 79th anniversary of the bombing, citing security reasons to avoid possible protests.

That decision prompted the ambassadors of the United States, Britain and the European Union, among others, to skip the ceremony and send lower-level officials instead.

14.10.2024 - 17:35 [ Democracy Now! ]

Atomic Bomb Survivors Win Nobel Peace Prize, Say Gaza Today Is Like Japan 80 Years Ago

(October 11, 2024)

AMY GOODMAN: After the Nobel Peace Prize was announced, the co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, Toshiyuki Mimaki, spoke to reporters in Tokyo.

TOSHIYUKI MIMAKI: [translated] What? Nihon Hidankyo? How did Nihon Hidankyo? It can’t be real. It can’t be real. … We will appeal to the world, as we always have done, for the abolition of nuclear weapons and the achievement of an everlasting peace. … Why Nihon Hidankyo? I thought for sure it would be the people working so hard in Gaza, as we’ve seen.

AMY GOODMAN: That was Toshiyuki Mimaki, the co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, which won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize today. He wept as he spoke. He went on to say, quote, “In Gaza, bleeding children are being held [by their parents]. It’s like in Japan 80 years ago.”

14.10.2024 - 06:45 [ KBS.co.kr ]

Südkorea, Japan, Australien und Neuseeland beraten sich wegen NATO-Verteidigungsministerkonferenz

Am Rande der anstehenden NATO-Verteidigungsministerkonferenz werden Südkorea, Japan, Australien und Neuseeland ihr erstes Treffen abhalten.

Das Treffen zwischen den sogenannten IP4-Staaten, Ländern im Indopazifik, findet am Donnerstag im NATO-Hauptquartier in Brüssel statt.

Laut Berichten ist dies das erste Mal, dass sich die vier Länder ohne andere NATO-Mitgliedsstaaten treffen.

Bei dem Treffen wird voraussichtlich über Möglichkeiten zur Vertiefung der Zusammenarbeit mit der NATO diskutiert.

11.10.2024 - 22:42 [ Nobelprize.org ]

Announcement: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo.

This grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, is receiving the Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.

In response to the atomic bomb attacks of August 1945, a global movement arose whose members have worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of using nuclear weapons. Gradually, a powerful international norm developed, stigmatising the use of nuclear weapons as morally unacceptable. This norm has become known as “the nuclear taboo”.

The testimony of the Hibakusha – the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – is unique in this larger context.

18.02.2024 - 12:30 [ Arctic Views / Twitter ]

OPEC Could end the war in Gaza almost immediately by cutting oil exports to Europe and the US.

06.02.2024 - 11:29 [ Tory Fibs / Twitter ]

Breaking .. Channel 4 have finally been shown the dossier for Israel’s claims that UNRWA staff were behind Oct. 7th. Channel 4 concludes that “Israel provides NO evidence to support this claim”.

06.02.2024 - 11:21 [ France24.com ]

As donors suspend critical funding to UNRWA, allegations against staff remain murky

But Israel refuses to share either its evidence or the intelligence dossier – a summary of which was seen by FRANCE 24 – with UNRWA, posing a challenge for the UN agency to complete its inquiry.

06.02.2024 - 11:14 [ New York Times ]

UNRWA Set to Lose $65 Million, Documents Show

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the main aid agency in Gaza, is set to lose $65 million by the end of February as donors’ funding cuts begin to kick in, according to internal accounting documents reviewed by The New York Times.

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