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Japan's sushi legend Jiro Ono turns 100 and is not ready for retirement

By Mayuko Ono, Associated Pres, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so. He has served the world’s dignitaries and his art of sushi was featured in an award-winning film.

For Japan's new leader, the key to connecting with Trump could be a Ford F-150 truck

By Mari Yamaguchi, Josh Boak, Associated Press

Japan’s government floated an idea to buy a fleet of Ford F-150 trucks, a meaningful gesture that may also be impractical given the narrow streets in Tokyo and other Japanese cities.

Trump will promote big investments in Japan and South Korea, but details are fuzzy

By Josh Boak, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is going to Japan and South Korea next week to promote an epic financial windfall — at least $900 billion in investments for U.S. factories, a natural gas pipeline and other projects.

Japan's parliament elects ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as nation's first female prime minister

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Her leadership comes as the Liberal Democratic Party forms a coalition with the right-wing Japan Innovation Party.

Ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan's first female prime minister

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan’s first female prime minister, after her governing party secured a crucial coalition partner.

Sanae Takaichi elected as new leader of Japan's ruling party, likely to become 1st female PM

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan's long-governing Liberal Democrats, and likely next prime minister, is an ultra-conservative star of a male-dominated party that critics call an obstacle to women's advancement.

Matcha's popularity has skyrocketed, but it was initially met with skepticism in the West

By Rebecca Corbett, The Conversation

The popularity of matcha has skyrocketed, and although it was initially met with skepticism in the West, it has since pushed supply chains to the brink.

Japan's imperial family pays respects to Nagasaki victims 80 years after atomic bombing

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

The United States dropped a plutonium bomb on the southwestern city of Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m. on Aug. 9, 1945, killing more than 70,000 people by the end of that year.

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba resigns after his party suffered historic defeat in July election

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Ishiba had resisted demands from opponents further to the right within his own party to resign. He argued that he wanted to avoid a political vacuum at a time when Japan faces key domestic and international challenges, including U.S. tariffs,…

Modi and Ishiba agreed to expand India and Japan's ties. Here's what they said

By Associated Press

The two nations released a “joint vision” for cooperation for the next 10 years after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba held talks in Tokyo.