Elderly truck driver stuck in sinkhole in Japan for days
A 74-year-old truck driver remains trapped in a sinkhole that opened earlier this week in Yashio, Japan. The sinkhole opened ...
Japan has no choice but to strengthen defence, foreign minister tells new Trump administration
Japan will continue to strengthen its defence capabilities given the security situation in East Asia, Japan's foreign ...
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Securing and economising the US–Japan partnership under Trump 2.0
As Donald Trump re-enters the presidential office, the durability of these efforts will be tested, with his administration ...
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Japan foreign minister to highlight defence spending, investment at Trump inaugural
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will be the first senior Japanese official to meet members of the incoming president's ...
Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here's what's going on.
A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as the rescue operation of the driver has dragged on for days ...
Japan's leader preparing for tough negotiations with Trump on maintaining US presence
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain regional security and prepare for tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald ...
Why Japan Matters More in the New Trump Era
The threats from China and North Korea aren’t going anywhere, Japan is in the midst of a historic arms buildup, and a Japanese company is one of the three big investors in the newly announced ...
Japan to halt funding for a UN women's rights panel over call to end male-only imperial succession
Japan is to freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel over its recommendation that Japan’s male-only imperial succession rule should be revised from gender-equality perspecti ...
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China’s relations with U.S. partners like Japan and India start to improve as Trump returns to White House
China’s relations aren’t improving with every U.S. partner. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has aggressively ...
Washington Nationals Say Shinnosuke Ogasawara Ready To Help In 2025
The Washington Nationals signed Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara despite his losing record. General Manager Mike Rizzo ...
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Japan core inflation climbs to a 16-month high, boosting case for rate hikes
The 3% reading in December is the highest inflation rate since August 2023, and boosts the case for a rate hike from the Bank of Japan. The headline inflation rate in Japan came in at 3.6% ...
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Interview: Don’t neglect Japan-U.S. friendship ‘garden’
WASHINGTON, D.C.--In business, culture and politics, the friendship between Japan and the United States has become unshakeable in recent decades--so much so that both countries may be in danger of ...