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Trump no-show at big Asian economic forum may risk US r...

GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) -- A hot mike caught U.S. President Donald Trump sayi...

Nikkei index briefly climbs above 52,000 for 1st time o...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index briefly surged over 2 percent Friday mor...

Japan PM Takaichi chose symbolic ingredients for lunch ...

KASHIHARA, Nara -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi treated U.S. President...

Trump hosts White House Halloween bash with superheroes...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump hosted hundreds of costumed guests -- ...

Arrested man claims to have stolen some 2,000 bikes in ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a road bike from...

Japan finance chief warns against 'extremely one-sided,...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday warned aga...

King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles and evi...

LONDON (AP) -- King Charles III on Thursday stripped his disgraced brother Princ...

Japan's key stock indexes close at record highs

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's key stock indexes closed at all-time highs on Friday, w...

Editorial: Japan gov't must remember lessons from faili...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has instructed labor minister Kenichiro Ueno to co...

Easy Japanese news in translation: Kokura Castle envelo...

The "Kokura Castle bamboo light" event, enveloping the castle in warm light, is ...

Japan's eugenics law victim shares story on world stage

Saburo Kita's arrangements of paper flowers are a bittersweet reminder of the li...

Gov't considers police rifle use to combat surge in bea...

The Japanese government stepped up measures on Thursday to counter a recent spat...