Japan, Trump and North Korea
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A senior United Nations official has expressed high hopes for Japan to play a major role in rebuilding the war-torn Gaza Strip.
For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress.
U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, welcoming her pledge to accelerate a military buildup and signing deals on trade and rare earths.
Follow live updates as President Donald Trump visits Japan and meets with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as part of his weeklong trip to Asia.
Japan's January withdrawal of funding from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women highlights its aversion to addressing gender equality issues at home. Despite externally presenting a commitment to progressive gender norms, a ...
1:20 p.m. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has arrived in Japan, according to the Pentagon. The defense chief, or secretary of war as the administration now calls his role, is due to meet newly appointed Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday.
President Trump told reporters late Friday that he would “100 percent” be open to meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his trip to Asia. “Well, I would if he would
U.S. President Donald Trump has wrapped up one of the busiest days of his Asia trip, meeting with Japan's new ultraconservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, speaking to U.S. troops and mingling with business leaders.
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