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20 Marzo 2026

Trump Hosts Dinner for Japan’s Takaichi at White House

(The second paragraph misspelled the first name of the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. A substitute story follows.) Trump Hosts Dinner for Japan’s Takaichi at White House Washington, March 19 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a dinner for Japanese Prime
20 Marzo 2026

Trump Jokes about Pearl Harbor during Summit with Japan

Washington, March 19 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump joked about Japan’s 1941 Pearl Harbor attack on the United States while discussing U.S. military strikes against Iran during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. In a question and answer session at
20 Marzo 2026

Tokyo Sarin Attack Victims Remembered on 31st Anniversary

Tokyo, March 20 (Jiji Press)–Victims of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult’s sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system were remembered Friday, the 31st anniversary of the incident that left 14 people dead and more than 6,000 injured. At Kasumigaseki Station,
20 Marzo 2026

Japan, U.S. Eye Multilateral Trade Pact on Critical Minerals

Washington, March 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese and U.S. governments Thursday announced an action plan for a proposed multilateral trade agreement to ensure stable supplies of critical minerals. The two sides also signed a memorandum of cooperation on rare earth development in waters
20 Marzo 2026

Japan, Others Ready to Support Safe Passage thru Hormuz

London, March 19 (Jiji Press)–Leaders from Japan and six other countries on Thursday expressed their readiness to support safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed. “We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe
19 Marzo 2026

Mideast: Error to bomb civilians – Italy

(Adnkronos) – It is a mistake to bomb civilian populations, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday in response to a question whether the war begun by the United States and Israel against Iran in late February was a mistake.  “We
19 Marzo 2026

Japan, European Nations Condemn Iran’s Closure of Hormuz

London, March 19 (Jiji Press)–Leaders from Japan and five European countries on Thursday issued a joint statement criticizing Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route. “We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran