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During the president's visit to Japan, officials ordered the ship named for the late Sen. John McCain to be 'out of sight,' according to an email first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
... schedule is tight the next few months. He's off to the United Kingdom, France and Ireland next week. And he's due back in Japan for the Group of 20 summit in late June. "Looking forward to it," Abe said at a joint press conference with Trump on Monday ...
... shouted at the attacker, and as he was running away he cut his own neck, collapsing in a pool of blood as police seized him. Japanese media including public broadcaster NHK said he was a 51-year-old resident of the city and that police found two more knives in ...
... the throne May 1. Trump's meeting with the new emperor and his wife, Empress Masako, was preceded by a grand outdoor welcome ceremony at Japan's Imperial Palace, where Trump walked solo across red carpets, reviewing Japanese troops as the guest of honor. Trump's official visit also made ...
... United States and Japan later this year. There's a lot of friction, as you pointed out, the president's use of tariffs has not, Japan has not been immune to that, the steel and aluminum tariffs that were imposed on our trading partners also affected Japan as it did ...
... of leading rich and developing nations. Behind the smiles and personal friendship, however, there is deep uneasiness over Trump's threat to impose tariffs on Japanese autos and auto parts on national security grounds. Such a move would be more devastating to the Japanese economy than earlier tariffs on steel ...
Aiko, 17, is barred from inheriting under Japan's male-only succession law, and the line goes to Naruhito's brother, Fumihito, better known by his childhood title, Akishino. Fumihito's son, Hisahito, 12, would be next. Discussions on changing the law to allow female succession quickly ended with Hisahito ...
President Donald Trump is expressing confidence that a new trade deal can be worked out with Japan. Trump hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for meetings at the White House on Friday. The president says he believes a deal can be struck "quickly," perhaps even in time to be signed ...
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has successfully landed on the surface of the asteroid Ryugu, a historic moment in space exploration that could provide fascinating details on the origins of life on Earth. At 7:49 am local time in Japan the spacecraft touched down on Ryugu, having descended from ...
... statement that it was "extremely disappointed" with Japan's decision to quit the commission. However, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters joined Australia in welcoming Japan's withdrawal from the southern ocean. Japan was the only country with an ambition to return to commercial whaling in the Antarctic Ocean. Japanese ...
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