Anti-submarine drills set in South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and regional allies the United States, Japan and Australia are planning anti-submarine drills in the South China Sea on April 7.
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North Korea fires medium-range ballistic missile — Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a spate of banned weapons tests by Kim Jong Un's regime this year.
Japan, China experts discuss Fukushima water release
TOKYO, Japan — Japanese and Chinese experts held talks on treated wastewater from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan's foreign ministry said late Saturday, the first such talks to be announced since Tokyo began releasing the water into the ocean last year.
Japan dietary supplement maker probes five deaths
TOKYO, Japan — A Japanese drugmaker said on Friday it is investigating five deaths potentially linked to dietary supplements meant to lower cholesterol and apologized for the "anxiety and fear" it had caused.
Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in supplement scare
TOKYO, Japan — A Japanese drugmaker whose dietary supplements are at the center of a growing health scare reported on Thursday two more deaths potentially related to its tablets.
US supports pushback vs Chinese aggression
THE United States will continue to stand with the Philippines in the face of what it called China's aggression in the South China Sea that needs to be «pushed back appropriately.»
Philippines, Japan, US foreign officials prepare for tri-summit
MANILA, Philippines — As the Philippines prepares for a trilateral summit with Japan and the US on April 11, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro met on Thursday in Tokyo with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Okano Masataka and US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell to discuss regional security issues and economic cooperation.