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Japanese private lunar lander falls silent while attempting moon touchdown

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

The Tokyo-based company ispace said its lander dropped out of lunar orbit as planned. But there was no immediate word on the outcome, following the hourlong descent.

South Korea’s new president vows to pursue talks with North Korea and bolster ties with U.S., Japan

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

President Lee Jae-myung said he'll pursue pragmatic diplomacy and boost a trilateral Seoul-Washington-Tokyo cooperation based on the South Korea-U.S. alliance. Lee won a snap election Tuesday for a five-year term.

WATCH: Trump says he’s doubling steel import tariffs to 50% at U.S. Steel plant

By Michelle L. Price, Marc Levy, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

In a post later on his Truth Social platform, President Donald Trump added that aluminum tariffs would also be doubled to 50%. He said both tariff hikes would go into effect Wednesday.

During meetings in Japan, WTO chief says global trade is facing a crisis

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

The head of the global trade watchdog says global free trade is facing a “crisis” as U.S. President Donald Trump disrupts world commerce with his fast-changing tariffs and other policies.

Trump to join his top economic advisers for trade negotiations with Japan at the White House

By Darlene Superville, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

The Republican president said in a social media post that he’ll attend the meeting alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick who have a central role in his trade and tariff policies.

Japan’s chief trade negotiator to visit Washington for tariff talks this week

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

The visit is to "build a relationship of trust" between the two sides, with Japan requesting the U.S. side to drop the tariff measures, Hayashi said on Wednesday.

Trump threatens more tariffs on China after Beijing said it would retaliate

By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Donald Trump says he's considering additional tariffs on China.

Court in Japan orders dissolution of Unification Church

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Wildfires in Japan force residents to evacuate homes in mountains

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging homes as hundreds of firefighters battled the widening blaze in the mountains.

WATCH: Trump talks trade with Japan’s prime minister

By Aamer Madhani, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Friday he wants to slash the U.S. trade deficit with Japan as he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the White House for their first face-to-face meeting.