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Washington, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–A U.S. House committee chair has urged Japan to increase its defense spending in a bid to deter coercive actions by China, which has been intensifying pressure on Japan and other U.S. allies. “I believe it’s important that

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, now on a visit to Malaysia, held phone talks Saturday night with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time since taking office Tuesday. Takaichi told Trump that the Japan-U.S. alliance is

Hikone, Shiga Pref., Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko attended the opening ceremony of this year’s national sports festival for people with disabilities, held in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. In an address, the

Fukushima, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa on Saturday visited Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant for the first time since he took office Tuesday. “Important progress is being made” in the work to

Yokosuka, Kanagawa Pref., Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s new Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Saturday inspected the Kumano frigate at the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Koizumi, who took office Tuesday under the administration of new Prime

Washington, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump is cautious about meeting with relatives of Japanese citizens who were abducted by North Korea decades ago, during his three-day visit to Japan from Monday, Japanese and U.S. government sources told Jiji Press on

Tokyo, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi left for Malaysia on Saturday to attend summit talks related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Takaichi will emphasize the importance of the free and open Indo-Pacific initiative as well as free

Tokyo, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–The man armed with knives who was arrested near the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Friday for alleged obstruction of official duties also carried a foldable saw and scissors in his backpack, it was learned Saturday. On his

New York, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–The U.N. Security Council on Friday held a meeting to mark the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations. Vassily Nebenzia, Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, issued a statement as the current president

Washington, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he expects to establish a good relationship with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office Tuesday. “We’re going to have a fantastic relationship with her,” Trump told reporters aboard