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The state visit will spotlight shared concerns about provocative Chinese military action in the Pacific but comes amid disagreement over Nippon Steel's plans to acquire U.S. Steel.

A young man believed to be a suspect was arrested Saturday at the scene after he allegedly threw 'the suspicious object,' a government official said.

Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested immediately after allegedly shooting Abe with a homemade gun as the former leader was making a campaign speech in July.

Japanese prosecutors are expected to formally charge the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder on Friday, his lawyer said.

"Japan understands that it is facing the most severe security environment since the Second World War," said one expert. Here's why that matters for Canada.

Japan's parliament on Saturday enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups.

South Korea's military earlier said North Korea fired two projectiles, likely from the same ``super-large'' rocket launcher, on Thursday. It expressed ``strong regret'' over the launches and urged North Korea to stop escalating tensions.

Suga, who took over after Shinzo Abe resigned last September, has seen his support ratings plummet as the nation struggles with its worst wave of COVID-19 infections.

Japan was set to release a Chinese trawler captain on Friday at the heart of a fierce territorial row with China that has threatened ties between Asia's two biggest and increasingly interdependent economies.

Shingo Suzuki cannot prove he is Shingo Suzuki and that does not bother him, at least not now.

Japan is increasingly turning to other countries for help as it struggles to stabilize its tsunami-stricken nuclear plant and stop radiation leaks that are complicating efforts to recover the bodies of some of the thousands swept away by the towering wave.

TOKYO - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is expected to defeat the three contenders he's facing off against in his ruling party's leadership election later this month — even though he may not be Japan's leader for much longer.

TOKYO - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda handily beat three other contenders in a ruling party leadership election Friday and will remain Japan's leader a while longer despite growing voter disappointment with his government's performance.

TOKYO - Japanese were voting Sunday in parliamentary elections that were expected to put the once-dominant conservatives back in power after a three-year break — and bring in a more nationalistic government amid tensions with big neighbour China.

TOKYO - After leading his conservative party to a landslide victory that will bring it back to power after a three-year hiatus, Shinzo Abe stressed Monday that the road ahead will not be easy as he tries to revive Japan's sputtering economy and bolster its national security amid deteriorating relations with China.

BANGKOK - Japan's benchmark stock index jumped Tuesday as a softening yen helped boost the country's powerhouse export sector. The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo rallied 1.4 per cent to close at 10,080.12, with export shares leading the way.

BANGKOK - Asian stock markets rose Friday, hours before President Barack Obama and key lawmakers were to meet at the White House to try to hammer out an 11th-hour budget compromise to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. Wall Street also appeared set for a session of gains.

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun-hye promises to reach out to North Korea with more humanitarian aid and deeper engagement after she moves into the South Korea's presidential Blue House on Feb. 25. Pyongyang, however, may be in no mood to talk anytime soon.

TOKYO - A Chinese airplane was spotted Thursday above small islands controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, the first time a Chinese aircraft allegedly violated airspace over the islands and the latest in a brewing territorial spat.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Exactly eight months before the vote, the race for the 2020 Summer Games moved into a crucial phase Monday when the three candidate cities submitted their bid plans to the International Olympic Committee.