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NAGOYA--Dressed in a kimono called “ohikizuri,” whose bottom is made so long that it drags on the floor, an 18-year-old girl from Tokyo is living her dream as a "maiko" apprentice geisha here. Under the name Makoto, Yuri Akaishi became the first maiko ... ( read original story ...)

He is scheduled to hold a news conference with Abe later Monday ... He spoke to reporters ahead of a summit meeting in Tokyo with President Donald Trump. Authorities say 26 people were killed and about 20 others wounded in the attack in Sutherland Springs. ( read original story ...)

Trump kicked off his first Asian tour on Sunday in Japan. He is scheduled to hold a news conference with Abe later Monday. Abe also said they had an "in-depth" discussion and he looked forward to continuing the conversation. 12:18 p.m. Japan's leader is ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday he saw no immediate need to tweak the pace or the way it buys exchange-traded funds (ETF) under its massive stimulus program. "We may make some modification to the way we buy ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday that economic growth is gathering momentum and increasing the chances of inflation hitting his 2 percent target, reinforcing market expectations that no additional stimulus is ... ( read original story ...)

But the gun attack didn't appear likely to alter his schedule of events, which includes a midday news conference at the neo-Baroque Akasaka Palace in central Tokyo. A day after a series of social outings with his Japanese counterpart, Trump was getting ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo (CNN)President Donald Trump on Monday morning decried ... a regional director with the Texas Department of Public Safety, during a local news conference. The victims ranged in age from 5 to 72 years old. Among the dead is the 14-year-old daughter ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — President Donald Trump opened his second day in Japan by pushing for stronger, more equitable economic ties between the allies, yet his message in Asia threatened to be overshadowed by a tragic shooting back home. Trump on Monday called the Texas ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)