Princess Noriko (R), second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, speaks beside fiance Kunimaro Senge at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo May 27, 2014.
With recidivist troublemaker Japan kicking up a fuss about China's establishment of an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over East China Sea, regional security has now been shadowed by new uncertainties.
Hospital ship Peace Ark completed its disaster relief mission and left Leyte Gulf in the Philippines at 8 am on Dec 10.
The purge of the powerful uncle of Pyongyang's top leader will not shake up the regional situation nor immediately affect the country's ties with Beijing, analysts said on Monday.
Tokyo will introduce a policy later this month to loosen its embargo on weapons exports, a move analysts said is "a major betrayal" of Japan's postwar pacifist Constitution.
China dismissed the Japanese Defense Minister's remarks on the South China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
The Thai king on Monday approved the dissolution of the House of Representative and the holding of the next general election slated for February 2, 2014, according to the Royal Gazette.
China on Monday called for inclusive elections to be held in Bangladesh at an early date, as the South Asian state is suffering from political turmoil which triggers violence.
China expressed regret over the decision of the Republic of Korea to expand its air defense identification zone, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
The Guangzhou Baiyun District People's Procuratorate has approved the arrest of a Japanese local senator who was accused of carrying about 3.3 kg of methamphetamine when he arrived at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in October.
The Thai army said Monday that the political situation in the country is expected to improve with the dissolution of the House of Representatives.
Thailand's pro-government "Red Shirts" have decided to cancel a massive rally planned in Bangkok' s neighboring province of Ayutthaya on December 10.
About 82 percent of Japanese called for the revision or abolition of the newly enacted secrecy law, according to the latest poll released Monday.