Russia summons Japanese envoy following Putin’s visit to disputed islands
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the Japanese ambassador to protest Tokyo’s condemnation of President…
Japan’s defense minister prays at controversial Yasukuni Shrine
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese defense minister on Saturday prayed at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s Asian…
Putin visits Pacific island chain claimed by Japan
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday made his first visit to the Kuril Islands, a…
Yohei Kono, apologized to victims of Japan’s wartime sexual abuses, dies
TOKYO (AP) — Yohei Kono, a Japanese politician who as top government spokesperson offered a historic apology to…
Surprise, unease in Japan after Trump uses Pearl Harbor to defend Iran war
TOKYO (AP) — Senior U.S. and Japanese officials tend to shy away from anything but very careful public…
Japan’s prime minister could get an earful from Trump on Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The meeting that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will have at the White House on…
Japan’s Takaichi heads to Washingtom for a summit with Trump
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi headed to the United States on Wednesday for what she…
Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
China warns Japan over potential military involvement in Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — Less than a month into her term, Japan’s conservative leader has stirred tensions with China…
Here’s how Japan’s PM found herself in a diplomatic spat with China over Taiwan
Japan and China have had testy relations for a long time, but now they’ve worsened. Comments from Japan’s…
In Tokyo, Trump and Takaichi bonded over a mutual friend – and a mutual enemy
During their closely watched first meeting in Tokyo, Donald Trump and Sanae Takaichi looked more like old friends…
Man accused of assassinating Japan’s ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe pleads guilty: “Everything is true”
The gunman accused of killing Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe pleaded guilty Tuesday, three years after the…