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Japan, US ministers express 'firm intent' to reinforce defense alliance
New US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani agreed in a phone call Friday to continue ...
Japan and U.S. confirm security treaty covers Senkakus
Japan received reassurances of continued close ties with its U.S. ally including confirmation that a security treaty covers ...
Japanese police arrest Canadian in smuggling of huge amount of stimulants hidden in machinery
Japanese police say they have arrested a Canadian national on suspicion of smuggling hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan hidden inside large industrial machinery that he had shipped in ...
Japan Has No Choice but to Strengthen Defence, Foreign Minister Tells New Trump Administration
Iwaya told Rubio and Waltz that Japan had no choice but to continue increasing defense capabilities given the situation in ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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DC Students Gather at Japanese Embassy, Celebrate Coming of Age Ceremony
Students from four Washington, D.C. universities convened Jan. 18 at the Japanese Embassy to celebrate seijin shiki, a ...
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 believes the lefty is “big league ready.” ...
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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% ...
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 ...