More than six years after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office with a vow to defeat deflation, consumer prices are still barely rising, well short of the Bank of Japan's 2% inflation target. ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Hails Japan Ties in Visit Papering Over Cracks With Ally
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump rallied U.S. and Japanese troops to wrap up a four-day state visit that focused more on pageantry than resolving deep differences on trade between the ... ( read original story ...)
5 top moments from Trump’s visit to Japan
"There's been a tremendous imbalance and we're working on that," Trump said of trade between the two nations, adding that the US needed to "do a little catching up with Japan." "They have been doing ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido Japan Road Trip: Rental car advice and planning tips you want to know
Occupying more than 20% of Japan’s land, it’s no understatement to say that Hokkaido is a vast area. To go sightseeing in Hokkaido, train, bus, car (rental) or airplane is necessary. The most ... ( read original story ...)
Sandman: The Vietnamese snowboarder training on dunes
Binh made his international debut at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan in 2017, joining Vietnam's first-ever team to compete in the tournament long-dominated by Japan, South Korea and China. It ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stabbing attack injures 16, including children
(Kyodo News via Associated Press) Sixteen people ... Two knives, along with some victims, were found in a nearby park, according to NHK. Violent crime is rare in Japan but there have periodically been ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: North Korea worries linger as Trump leaves Japan
Japanese media has reported that Abe is considering a visit to Iran next month. The Kyodo News agency, citing unidentified government sources, said on Friday that Abe’s visit would be likely in ... ( read original story ...)
Trump tells Japan PM he’s not ‘personally bothered’ by North Korean missile tests
breaking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is hosting the president on four-day state visit full of pageantry Standing beside Trump at a news conference after hours of talks ... ( read original story ...)
Trump expects Japan’s military to reinforce United States in Asia and beyond
Trump is winding up a four-day state visit meant to underscore the U.S.-Japan alliance, but shadowed by friction over Tokyo’s big trade surplus with America. On Monday he told a news conference that ... ( read original story ...)
Colby Cosh: Yes, Japan, fine, but what about the Hungarians?
The Japanese foreign minister is not in charge ... the map (although Köln somehow defiantly remains Cologne). English news organs were quick to throw out the name that the city of Kiev wore ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares up in muted trading after Trump visit to Japan
TOKYO -- Asian stocks mostly rose in muted trading Tuesday in the absence of major market-driving news on trade negotiations during the visit of President Donald Trump to Japan. Japan's benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Then, China Now
Back in the 1980s, Japan was portrayed as the greatest economic threat to the United States, and allegations of intellectual property theft were only part of Americans' vilification. Thirty years ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises after European shares support mood; Tokyo Electron surges
TOKYO, May 28 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose on Tuesday as gains in European markets improved sentiment, while shares of Tokyo Electron surged after it announced a share buyback. The Nikkei share ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Halep open Roland Garros campaigns
World number one Naomi Osaka begins her French Open campaign on Tuesday looking to take another step closer to a third successive Grand Slam title. Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro also ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Jetz Reveals She Kept Her Pregnancy A Secret
The clues were there but nobody seemed to pick up on them. This week, Tokyo decided to break the news to every single one of her followers, revealing that she is pregnant with a baby boy after hiding ... ( read original story ...)
Eight children are among at least 16 people stabbed in attack in a park near Tokyo
Other Japanese media and TBS News said the number of victims was as high as 16 ... about 9 miles (14 kilometers) southwest of downtown Tokyo. A suspect is thought to have stabbed themselves and is now ... ( read original story ...)