Japan needs to firmly refuse US President Donald Trump’s calls for Tokyo to increase what it pays to keep American military bases in the country, a former Japanese foreign minister said, a day before the second round of talks over tariffs between the allies. ( read original story ...)
US, Japanese officials to start trade consultations, Treasury says; Japan said skeptical
Top U.S. and Japanese officials agreed to start immediate working-level consultations after "frank and constructive" trade talks in Washington on Thursday, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday, ( read original story ...)
Car rams into 7 elementary school pupils in Osaka, man arrested
A car rammed into a group of elementary school pupils who were on their way home after school in the city of Osaka on Thursday, leavi ... ( read original story ...)
Entertainer Ken Matsudaira samba dances to celebrate Showa era at Tokyo-area amusement park
A glittering samba event recently kicked off the Golden Week holiday season at the Seibuen Amusement Park in this city just nor ( read original story ...)
Japan Repairs US Floating Base in Alliance Milestone
USS Miguel Keith is a mobile base that launches helicopters and small boats and provides command-and-control facilities. ( read original story ...)
The body of a truck driver whose vehicle fell into a sinkhole in Japan is recovered after 3 months
The body of a truck driver has been recovered, three months after his vehicle fell into a sinkhole that suddenly appeared while he was driving on a road near Tokyo ( read original story ...)
From Tokyo to Turin to L.A., Trump’s policies loom over May Day marches
French union leaders have condemned the 'Trumpization' of world politics. In Italy, May Day protesters paraded a puppet of the American president through the streets of Turin. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Expo’s pavilions bustle despite below-target attendance
The total number of people heading into the 2025 World Expo in Osaka surpassed 1 million on the event's 11th day but remains short of official targets, stoking concerns the fair could miss its ... ( read original story ...)
US cedes little ground on key tariffs in talks with Japan, Nikkei says
U.S. tariff negotiators appeared reluctant to lower levies on cars, steel and aluminium in a recent meeting with Japanese counterparts - a stance that made the Japanese side feel that cooperation ... ( read original story ...)
Investors sell U.S. shares in past week flock to Japan, Europe, BofA note shows
Investors sold U.S. stocks in the week ending Wednesday and bought Japanese and European shares, BofA Global Research said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Sources: Driver zigzagged before ramming car into group of children in Osaka
Investigators say a car that hit seven children in western Japan zigzagged on the street before plowing into them. The driver, who has been arrested for alleged attempted murder, is believed not to ... ( read original story ...)
Body Of Truck Driver, Who Fell In Sinkhole, Found After 3 Months In Tokyo
A road in the city of Yashio caved in during morning rush hour in late January while the 74-year-old man was driving his lorry on it. ( read original story ...)
China and Japan cruise into Sudirman cup semi-finals
Hosts and defending champions China booked their place in badminton's Sudirman Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 win over Malaysia on Friday, while Japan also advanced after beating Taiwan in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi annual profit down 1%, misses forecasts
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp on Friday posted 950.7 billion yen ($6.54 billion) in net profit for the year ended in March, down 1.4% from a year ago and slightly missing forecasts. ( read original story ...)
Osaka institute nurtures forensic pathologists amid a low autopsy rate
Even though the number of forensic pathologists is on the rise, there were only 173 such people nationwide as of April last year, with nine prefectures having just one each. ( read original story ...)
Japan Q1 GDP likely contracted on soft domestic demand, import surge
Japan's economy probably contracted for the first time in a year in the first quarter, weighed down by softer domestic demand and imports outperforming exports, a Reuters poll showed, as U.S. ( read original story ...)