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May 21, 20242 min read
Swarmed with tourists, Japan town blocks off viral view of Mt. Fuji
FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Japan's majestic Mt. Fuji was some 700,000 years in the making, but on one sultry May morning, it was gone. At...
May 13, 20244 min read
Exclusive-Japan's military needs more women. But it's still failing on harassment
TOKYO - As Japan embarks on a major military build-up, it's struggling to fill its ranks with the women that its forces need and its...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
South Korea 'strongly' protests Japan's renewed claims to Dokdo
Seoul, April 16 - South Korea on Tuesday expressed its strong opposition towards Japan after the latter released an annual diplomatic...
Apr 12, 20243 min read
Factbox-US, Japan, Philippines strike deals on defense, investment at leaders' summit
WASHINGTON -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. unveiled a...
Apr 11, 20243 min read
Explainer-Why is Japan seeking a summit with nuclear-armed North Korea?
TOKYO - United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he supported his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida's attempts to hold...
Apr 10, 20241 min read
Factbox-US, Japan to strike deals on defense, space at leaders' summit
WASHINGTON - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make new agreements with U.S. President Joe Biden when he visits the White House...
Apr 10, 20241 min read
Paul Simon to play for Japan's Kishida, Bidens at White House state dinner
WASHINGTON - Musician Paul Simon will play for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, his wife, Yuko, and President Joe Biden and first...
Apr 9, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Biden, Kishida likely to discuss Texas bullet train project, sources say
TOKYO/WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is seeking to revive interest in a plan to build the first high-speed rail in the U. S. using...
Apr 6, 20244 min read
Explainer-What US-Japan defense shakeup will involve and why
WASHINGTON - The United States says next week's summit between President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will...
Apr 4, 20242 min read
Motor racing - Japan F1 host hopes calendar shift, weak yen will boost foreign fans
SUZUKA, Japan - The host of this week's Japanese Grand Prix is hoping a calendar shift to one of the country's peak tourist seasons and a...
Apr 1, 20241 min read
Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo will visit Japan on April 2-3, Japan says
TOKYO - Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto will visit Japan on April 2-3, where he is set to meet Prime Minister Fumio...
Apr 1, 20241 min read
US plans trilateral summit with Japan, South Korea in July, Japanese media report
TOKYO - The United States government is arranging a summit between President Joe Biden and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts...
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