World Mar 19 WATCH: 'Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?' Trump says when Japanese reporter asks why allies didn't know about Iran plan By Dan Cooney
World Mar 19 WATCH: Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought to reaffirm her alliance with President Donald Trump on Thursday after the president this week seemed to complain that Japan was among the nations that did not quickly join his call to help protect… By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Politics Mar 18 Japan's leader heads to Washington for a visit complicated by the Iran war fallout Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has left for the United States for what she expects to be a “very difficult” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
Nation Feb 27 Watch 3:29 Punch the monkey melts hearts after rejection and unlikely friendship In a zoo outside Tokyo, one monkey has pulled heartstrings around the world after forming an unexpected friendship. Stephanie Sy reports. By Stephanie Sy, Layla Quran
World Feb 19 WATCH: Trump boasts he has 'very good record of endorsing' foreign leaders In one of many tangents, Trump used his speech at the Board of Peace meeting to reinforce his support for various foreign leaders who are facing or were recently facing a contested election in their country. By Associated Press
Feb 18 Takaichi, reelected as Japan's leader, wants to cooperate with U.S. in rare earths development By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she hopes to deepen her relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Feb 08 Japanese prime minister's party secures supermajority in a key parliamentary election By Mari Yamaguchi, Foster Klug, Associated Press The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 07 Polls open in Japan's parliamentary elections as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes for big win By Mari Yamaguchi, Foster Klug, Associated Press Polls opened Sunday in parliamentary elections that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her struggling party a big enough win to push through an ambitious conservative political agenda. Continue reading
Jan 08 NASA cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The space agency said Thursday the U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned. Continue reading
Dec 30 China's top diplomat criticizes U.S. arms sale to Taiwan By Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press The military package announced earlier this month by the U.S. State Department amounts to the largest U.S. arms sale to Taiwan and is valued at more than $11 billion. China responded to the sale by launching two days of military… Continue reading