Japan's PM Abe 'seeks trust with Trump' on US visit

Japan's prime minister says he hopes to build a "relationship of trust" with Donald Trump, as he began a US visit. Addressing business leaders, Shinzo Abe said economic ties benefited both sides and urged a "new era" of co-operation. President Trump has ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Shinzo Abe to discuss US job creation with Trump

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in the US to discuss job creation and Japanese investment with President Donald Trump. Mr Trump has previously taken issue with the US trade deficit with Japan, as well as threatened to impose a tariff on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan PM holds talks with Trump, looks to win trust

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Japan's prime minister to the White House with ... Trump and Abe held talks in the Oval Office, to be followed by a joint news conference and a working lunch. The two leaders will depart on Air Force ... ( read original story ...)

Japan PM Shinzo Abe arrives in US for Trump talks

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in the US for key economic and security talks with President Donald Trump. They plan to discuss job creation and Japanese investment following recent criticism from Mr Trump. The US president threatened to ... ( read original story ...)

Trump, Japan's Abe to hold summit amid air of uncertainty

WASHINGTON With differences simmering in the background, U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe open ... Trump and Abe are to hold Oval Office talks in the morning and a joint news conference at midday and then fly to Palm ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese PM Looks to Win Trump's Trust in White House Talks

President Donald Trump's meeting with Japan's prime minister offers a chance to shore up ... Trump and Abe will hold talks in the Oval Office on Friday, followed by a joint news conference and a working lunch. Trump will then host Abe and his wife at ... ( read original story ...)

Japan to accept only 300 refugees over 5 years

Japan has decided to admit 300 Syrian refugees and their families over the next 5 years. These families will also receive a living allowance. In 2016 10,901 people sought asylum in Japan. Only 28 were accepted. The previous year, although the amount of ... ( read original story ...)

9 killed when U.S. sub hit Japanese fishing ship remembered

HONOLULU -- The families of nine people killed when a U.S. Navy submarine rammed into a Japanese fishing ship off Hawaii 16 years ago were set to remember their loved ones. The families were expected to attend a ceremony Thursday on a Honolulu hill ... ( read original story ...)

Building UAE-Japan cultural bridge through Hokkaido food

A Food Fair at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence on Wednesday introduced ... Ryosuke Kobayashi, executive director of Hokkaido Economic Federation, told Gulf News that the food promotion would enhance cultural relations also, apart from business ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's love of tiny cars sore spot as Trump, Abe meet

TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets on Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump, Japan's bulging automotive trade surplus will be a sore spot, but the path to balancing auto exports and imports will be no easier than it ... ( read original story ...)

A worried Japan seeks Trump's assurances on Washington visit

news conference and working lunch. Both men are avid golfers and Trump's invitation to Abe to join him at the "winter White House" on his Ma-a-Lago resort in Florida represents a significant coup for the Japanese Prime Minister. It's being taken as a huge ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Draws Flake Over Freezing Fish For Sapporo Festival

After its raucous move to freeze fish in an ice rink, this time, Japan had made it clear to continue freezing different fish and aquatic animals as a tradition in celebrating the Sapporo Snow Festival. Animal rights activists thought that the tradition ... ( read original story ...)

Press rewind: Trump, Tokyo and a welcome back to the 1980s

In response, Toyota said it would invest $10bn in the US over the next five years. But analysts say the tough talk on cars won't end until Tokyo offers up some major concessions elsewhere, in particular on agriculture. To protect its farmers, Japan places ... ( read original story ...)

Correction: Japan-Shaping Sound story

TOKYO - In a story Feb. 7 about engineer Yasuhisa Toyota's work in concert halls, The Associated Press reported erroneously that he founded his company. He is not the founder of Nagata Acoustics. A corrected version of the story is below: Concert halls ... ( read original story ...)