Un On Japan
- All
- News
- Videos
- Web Stories
-
Japan Protests UN Calls To Allow Women On Imperial Throne
Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the nation to change its male-only imperial succession rules.
-
North Korea's Kim Jong Un Call For "Toughest" US Strategy At Key Party Meet
North Korea will launch its "toughest" ever strategy to counter the United States, state media said Sunday, reporting on a key year-end party meeting overseen by leader Kim Jong Un.
-
Iran To Hold Nuclear Talks With European Powers After UN Watchdog Censure: Report
Iran plans to hold talks about its disputed nuclear programme with three European powers on Nov. 29 in Geneva, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, days after the UN atomic watchdog passed a resolution against Tehran.
-
Japan And South Korea Sanction Entities Over North Korea-Russia Arms Trade
Japan and South Korea on Friday announced separate sanctions packages targeting companies, vessels, or individuals allegedly involved in supplying North Korean weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine, in violation of UN resolutions.
-
North Korea Claims It Successfully Launched First Spy Satellite, Promises More
North Korea said it successfully placed its first spy satellite in orbit on Tuesday and vowed to launch more in the near future, defying international condemnation from the United States and its allies.
-
S Jaishankar Holds Meetings With US, Japan, Australia Ministers On UN Trip
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had an active and packed first day of bilateral and multilateral meetings with his global counterparts and exchanged views on strengthening bilateral ties and issues of common concern as he arrived.
-
PM Modi Meets Rishi Sunak, Indonesia's Joko Widodo And UN Chief In Japan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his British counterpart Rishi Sunak, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and UN chief Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the G7 summit here in this Japanese city.
-
North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles, Slams US-South Korea Military Drills
North Korea on Thursday launched a ballistic missile toward the sea as the UN Security Council met in New York over the country's recent firing of a missile over Japan for the first time in five years.
-
Sri Lanka Backs India's Bid For Permanent Seat At UN Security Council
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said his government will back the bids of India and Japan for permanent member status at the UN Security Council.
-
UN Pays Tribute To Assassinated Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe
The United Nations Security Council on Friday held a minute's silence for former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated while campaigning, and Angolan ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain.
-
North Korea Launches Possible Ballistic Missile: Japan
North Korea fired what may be a ballistic missile on Tuesday, the Japanese coast guard said, the second apparent launch in less than a week after leader Kim Jong Un urged the
-
Determined To Hold Tokyo Olympics To Show "Humanity Has Defeated Pandemic", Says Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga
Medical experts have warned that the massive international event could be difficult to hold if the coronavirus pandemic is not under control by next summer.
-
G4 Countries Demand "Urgency" In Reform Of UN Security Council
The G4 grouping comprising India, Japan, Germany and Brazil on Wednesday expressed their concern over lack of any "meaningful" forward movement on long-pending reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC) and demanded "urgency" on the issue.
-
Hiroshima Day: "Free The World Of Nuclear Weapons," Says UN Chief
Hiroshima Day: On August 6, 75 years ago the world changed - a US warplane dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan killing 1,40,000 people. At 8:15 am, on the ill-fated day, a US B-29 warplane, Enola Gay, dropped a bomb nicknamed "Little Boy" and destroyed the city and its people.
-
North Korea Fires Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles: Report
North Korea on Saturday fired two projectiles presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, Seoul's military said.
-
Japan Protests UN Calls To Allow Women On Imperial Throne
Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the nation to change its male-only imperial succession rules.
-
North Korea's Kim Jong Un Call For "Toughest" US Strategy At Key Party Meet
North Korea will launch its "toughest" ever strategy to counter the United States, state media said Sunday, reporting on a key year-end party meeting overseen by leader Kim Jong Un.
-
Iran To Hold Nuclear Talks With European Powers After UN Watchdog Censure: Report
Iran plans to hold talks about its disputed nuclear programme with three European powers on Nov. 29 in Geneva, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, days after the UN atomic watchdog passed a resolution against Tehran.
-
Japan And South Korea Sanction Entities Over North Korea-Russia Arms Trade
Japan and South Korea on Friday announced separate sanctions packages targeting companies, vessels, or individuals allegedly involved in supplying North Korean weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine, in violation of UN resolutions.
-
North Korea Claims It Successfully Launched First Spy Satellite, Promises More
North Korea said it successfully placed its first spy satellite in orbit on Tuesday and vowed to launch more in the near future, defying international condemnation from the United States and its allies.
-
S Jaishankar Holds Meetings With US, Japan, Australia Ministers On UN Trip
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had an active and packed first day of bilateral and multilateral meetings with his global counterparts and exchanged views on strengthening bilateral ties and issues of common concern as he arrived.
-
PM Modi Meets Rishi Sunak, Indonesia's Joko Widodo And UN Chief In Japan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his British counterpart Rishi Sunak, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and UN chief Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the G7 summit here in this Japanese city.
-
North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles, Slams US-South Korea Military Drills
North Korea on Thursday launched a ballistic missile toward the sea as the UN Security Council met in New York over the country's recent firing of a missile over Japan for the first time in five years.
-
Sri Lanka Backs India's Bid For Permanent Seat At UN Security Council
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said his government will back the bids of India and Japan for permanent member status at the UN Security Council.
-
UN Pays Tribute To Assassinated Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe
The United Nations Security Council on Friday held a minute's silence for former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated while campaigning, and Angolan ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain.
-
North Korea Launches Possible Ballistic Missile: Japan
North Korea fired what may be a ballistic missile on Tuesday, the Japanese coast guard said, the second apparent launch in less than a week after leader Kim Jong Un urged the
-
Determined To Hold Tokyo Olympics To Show "Humanity Has Defeated Pandemic", Says Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga
Medical experts have warned that the massive international event could be difficult to hold if the coronavirus pandemic is not under control by next summer.
-
G4 Countries Demand "Urgency" In Reform Of UN Security Council
The G4 grouping comprising India, Japan, Germany and Brazil on Wednesday expressed their concern over lack of any "meaningful" forward movement on long-pending reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC) and demanded "urgency" on the issue.
-
Hiroshima Day: "Free The World Of Nuclear Weapons," Says UN Chief
Hiroshima Day: On August 6, 75 years ago the world changed - a US warplane dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan killing 1,40,000 people. At 8:15 am, on the ill-fated day, a US B-29 warplane, Enola Gay, dropped a bomb nicknamed "Little Boy" and destroyed the city and its people.
-
North Korea Fires Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles: Report
North Korea on Saturday fired two projectiles presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, Seoul's military said.
