Tehran, April 30 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday that Tehran is ready for the path of diplomacy if Washington changes its approach, local media reported.He emphasised the readiness to pursue the diplomatic process if the US changes its excessive approach and provocative actions.In a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Pezeshkian attributed the current insecurity in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz to the actions of the United States and Israel, st…
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Seoul, April 25 (IANS) North Korea on Saturday criticised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for making a ritual offering to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo, calling it a “challenge to international justice.” Takaichi on Tuesday sent an offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, which honours Japanese war dead, including 14 Class A criminals convicted by the Allied forces after World War II. Other prominent Japanese politicians visited the shrine.”(It) is a blatant distortion of history and a chal…
Moscow, April 25 (IANS) The Japanese government, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, ignores historical lessons and whitewashes past crimes, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said. Speaking at a regular press briefing on Friday, Zakharova said Japanese militarists committed horrific crimes during World War II.Takaichi’s recent move of sending offerings to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of Japanese militarism and wartime aggression, demonstrated the Takaichi adm…
Tokyo, April 2 (IANS) Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) are expected to raise fuel surcharges sharply on international flights from June, due to rising oil prices amid the Middle East conflict, local media reported.Fuel surcharges on flights to Europe and North America in June and July are planned to reach 55,000 yen (about 346 U.S. dollars) for ANA, up 23,100 yen from April and May, while JAL is expected to raise its surcharge by 21,000 yen to 50,000 yen, Kyodo News reported Wed…
Seoul, Feb 9 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her party’s victory in an election, wishing for Japan’s further development under her leadership and hoping to meet her in South Korea via shuttle diplomacy. Lee posted the congratulatory message on social media platform X after Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party secured a two-thirds majority in the 465-member House of Representatives in snap elections held Sunday, Yonhap N…
Seoul, Jan 21 (IANS) South Korean defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back is expected to visit Japan next week for talks with his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, sources said on Wednesday, with the resumption of military cooperation seen as a major agenda item.The two countries are in the final stages of arranging Ahn’s possible three-day trip to Japan from January 29-31 for talks with Japanese Defence Minister Koizumi, according to government sources.Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun has also reported on t…
Seoul, Jan 9 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will make a two-day visit to Japan’s Nara prefecture early next week for summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday. Lee is scheduled to depart for Japan next Tuesday for the summit talks, which will be held in the Japanese prefecture of Nara, Takaichi’s hometown, Cheong Wa Dae said, Yonhap News Agency reported.The two leaders are expected to discuss a wi…