U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has welcomed Japan’s commitment to accelerate its military buildup and defense spending …
Man accused of assassinating Japan’s ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe pleads guilty: “Everything is true”
“There is no doubt that I have done all this,” Tetsuya Yamagami said in court, admitting to the murder of the country’s longest-serving leader in 2022.
Trump-Xi meeting looms over APEC conference in South Korea as free trade falters
South Korea this week will host leaders from major Pacific Rim economies, including the United States, China and Japan, for an annual summit that has long championed free trade. The multilateral …
Singapore investors flock to Japanese real estate as yen hits multi-year low
At one investment firm, Singaporeans have overtaken Hong Kong investors to become its top buyers of Japanese properties, now accounting for half of all transactions.
South Korea trade deal appears elusive as Trump seeks $350B investment
After a charm offensive in Japan that culminated in $490 billion in investment commitments, President Donald Trump is set to meet with South Korea’s leader on Wednesday as a trade deal with that …
Trump plans to meet Nvidia CEO; dines with Apple, Salesforce chiefs in Japan ahead of APEC event in South Korea
CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday. Trump is on a visit to Japan and South Korea, where he will meet global leaders and industry chiefs at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, events in Gyeongju …
President Trump speaks to troops in Japan, announces $500 billion in business investments
President Donald Trump addressed thousands of U.S. sailors and met with the new Japanese Prime Minister Tuesday.
Trump bonds with Japan’s new prime minister and says her nation is delivering on US investments
President Donald Trump treated his time in Japan on Tuesday as a victory lap — befriending the new Japanese prime minister, taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier …
With a new leader – and Trump in town – Japanese families whose loved ones were abducted by North Korea have fresh hope
For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress.
Japan defendant admits to killing ex-PM Abe in first court hearing, media say
A man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe admitted to murder on Tuesday in the first hearing of the case, media said, three years after the assassination of Japan’s …