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(Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP) Fukuda acknowledged having regular one-on-one meetings with members of the finance ministry press club — most of whom work for major Japanese newspapers and broadcast companies — but denied making such remarks. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO | April 17, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) Japan’s trade surplus with the U.S. grew nearly 6 percent in the fiscal year through March, the first increase in two years, according to data released Wednesday, The trade figures were reported as Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)

It was yet another sign that the United States was acting independently of Japan, its strongest ally in Asia. Mr. Abe originally planned his trip to meet Mr. Trump after news last month that Mr. Trump had accepted an invitation to meet Mr. Kim for ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The governor of Japan's Niigata prefecture, home to the world's largest nuclear power plant, resigned on Wednesday, saying he hoped to avoid political turmoil over an impending magazine article about his relations with women. News that ... ( read original story ...)

"While Japan and South Korea would like us to go back into TPP, I don't like the deal for the United States," he tweeted. "Too many contingencies and no way to get out if it doesn't work. Bilateral deals are far more efficient, profitable and better for ... ( read original story ...)

Some casinos have logged sales of at least 200 million yen in the course of about 18 months. The prefectural police are poised to further clamp down on internet casinos. (Japanese original by Tsuyoshi Fujita, Osaka City News Department) ( read original story ...)

However, there might be one other special bond – forged after World War II, turning bitter enemies into the closest of allies – that is even more important today: the one between America and Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began two days of ... ( read original story ...)

Trump and Abe will also hold a joint news conference before the Trumps host the Japanese delegations for dinner. Abe will return to Japan on Thursday morning. Golf is not on the official schedule, but senior administration officials didn't rule it out ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's justice minister has apologised for the authorities ... which authorities are unable to enter without warrants. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa apologised, saying: "I have heard the incident has caused ... ( read original story ...)

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Only getting rid of intercontinental ballistic missiles “has no meaning for Japan,” Kyodo news agency quoted him as saying. In response, the White House made clear Trump is concerned about the security of U.S. allies in addition to the American people. ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken will stop its trading services in Japan, citing rising costs of doing business there, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The exchange plans to exit Japan by the end of June but it may come back in the ... ( read original story ...)

According to Reuters, shares of the company rose over 4 percent on the news that Ryuichi Yoneyama, governor of Japan’s Niigata prefecture, where the plant is located, could be set to resign. Yoneyama, who has opposed restarts at the plant, said Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)

Trump and Abe will also hold a news conference before the president and first lady host the Japanese delegations for dinner. Abe will return to Japan on Thursday morning. The first time Trump hosted Abe at Mar-a-Lago shortly after the inauguration ... ( read original story ...)

The case is making headline news in Japan with TV channels picking over the manhunt in minute detail. Hirao gave guards the slip on April 8, vanishing from the facility, an "open institution" where inmates can walk around freely. Police have detected the ... ( read original story ...)

Trump and Abe will also hold a joint news conference before the Trumps host the Japanese delegations for dinner. Abe will return to Japan on Thursday morning. Golf is not on the official schedule, but senior administration officials didn't rule it out ... ( read original story ...)