Japan new Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has publicly called for Tokyo to consider acquiring nuclear powered submarines ...

The new 316-meter warship will allow Beijing to keep at least one carrier at sea at all times, giving it more options to project air and naval power closer to its neighbors.

This includes the US imposing a 15% tariff on nearly all imports from Japan, including its massive car industry - down from the 25% that Trump had initially threatened. In exchange, Japan has pledged ...