President Donald Trump is getting down to business in Tokyo on the second day of his maiden trip to ... will meet over lunch and with their staffs, and hold a joint news conference. Trump and Abe spent Sunday together. They played golf and chatted over ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Trump pitches US to Japanese business leaders
In the afternoon, Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (shin-zoh AH'-bay) will meet over lunch and with their staffs, and hold a joint news conference. Trump and Abe spent Sunday together. They played golf and chatted over lunch and dinner. ( read original story ...)
Cool Japan Fund’s big ambitions mostly fall flat
Ota acknowledged the Malaysian store's struggles and told The Nikkei that the fund is working to turn it around. The four-year-old Cool Japan Fund is the centerpiece of the government's "Cool Japan" strategy to promote cultural exports such as anime and food. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe rolls out red carpet for Trump
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is lavishing U.S. President Donald Trump with a welcome reserved for formal state guests during his visit to Japan, looking to use hospitality to highlight close ties with its powerful ally. Trump kicked off his visit ... ( read original story ...)
Five things to see at the Tokyo Motor Show
Tokyo (AFP) - From a car that wants to be your friend to another that burns off the fat: here are five hot vehicles on display at the Tokyo Motor Show. The biennial event opens for a media preview on Wednesday, before throwing its doors open to the public ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, Trump to try to put human face on NKorean menace
TOKYO — After easing into his Asian debut with golf and a taste of home, President Donald Trump is trying to put a human face on North Korea's menace, hearing from anguished families of Japanese citizens snatched by Pyongyang's agents. Trump's meeting ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese peacekeeping restrained by pacifist laws, modern-day risks
Takaaki Tanaka had a chance to see firsthand his country’s peacekeeping efforts. Tanaka was among the 350 members of Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Forces deployed on the United Nations’ peacekeeping operation to bring stability and protect civilians ... ( read original story ...)
Trump kicks off his 12-day tour of Asia in Japan
US President Donald Trump, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose after they signed hats reading "Donald and Shinzo, Make Alliance Even Greater" at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, near Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. Franck ... ( read original story ...)
Trump in Japan at start of 12-day Asian trip
US President Donald Trump ramped up his tough rhetoric against North Korea when he arrived in Japan on Sunday, saying that the US and its allies are prepared to defend freedom and that “no dictator" should underestimate US resolve. Trump kicked off a 12 ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump lands in Japan, hits the links and has a burger
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed Trump to Japan Sunday with an effusive display of friendship that, in the days ahead, will give way to high-stakes diplomacy. The two leaders, who have struck up an unlikely but easy rapport, shared a casual lunch and ... ( read original story ...)
‘No dictator, no regime’ should underestimate U.S. resolve, Trump tells troops in Japan
U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his tough rhetoric against North Korea when he arrived in Japan on Sunday, saying that the United States and its allies are prepared to defend freedom and that "no dictator" should underestimate U.S. resolve. ( read original story ...)
Trump, Japan’s Abe meet before start of high-stakes diplomacy
President Donald Trump's five-nation Asia trip got off to a low-key start Sunday as he enjoyed a round of golf with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The two leaders hit the links not long after a lunch of American-beef hamburgers, not long after Trump's ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Melania Trump visits pearl boutique in Tokyo
U.S. first lady Melania Trump and her Japanese counterpart, Akie Abe, visited a pearl boutique in Tokyo's posh Ginza shopping district while their husbands played golf. The first ladies received a presentation on the history of pearl diving at Mikimoto ... ( read original story ...)
Trump touches down in Tokyo, speaks to US troops
President Donald Trump arrived in Tokyo early Sunday for the first stop on his 13-day ... “We may have a meeting with Putin,” the president told host Laura Ingraham on Thursday on Fox News’ "The Ingraham Angle." “And, again – Putin is very ... ( read original story ...)
Trump pledges US resolve on Japan leg of Asia tour
US President Donald Trump said no nation should underestimate American resolve, as he arrived in Japan at the start of a marathon Asian tour. Addressing US troops at Yokota air base near Tokyo, he pledged to ensure the military had the resources needed to ... ( read original story ...)
Trump arrives in Japan, defends tough rhetoric on North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive on Air Force One at U.S. Air Force Yokota base in Fussa Thomson Reuters President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Sunday as part of a 12-day trip to Asia. Trump is seeking to present a united ... ( read original story ...)