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Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed Tuesday to strengthen the deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. alliance. Motegi, who took office last week, held his first in-person meeting with Rubio,

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday that his ministry would send Self-Defense Forces personnel to Akita Prefecture within the day to discuss measures to prevent bear attacks. Koizumi made the remark at a meeting with Akita Governor

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted an autumn garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Tuesday, inviting about 1,900 guests. The Imperial couple and other members of the Imperial Family were divided into two

Nara, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Tetsuya Yamagami, who is charged with murdering former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city of Nara about three years ago, pleaded guilty in the first hearing of his trial at Nara District Court on

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Tuesday’s summit between new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and visiting U.S. President Donald Trump proceeded in a friendly atmosphere, partly thanks to their memories of the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Takaichi, who was close to

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday met with the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea at the State Guest House in the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. “We always have this in mind,” Trump told the victims’

Nara, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Tetsuya Yamagami on Tuesday pleaded guilty to murdering former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city of Nara about three years ago. During the first hearing of his trial at Nara District Court, the 45-year-old

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told U.S. President Donald Trump during their meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday that she intends to nominate him for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, a senior U.S. government official said. Trump has long

(A typo in the fourth paragraph has been corrected.) (Update) Takaichi Calls for Japan-U.S. Alliance’s “New Golden Age” Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, called for creating

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Nearly 20 pct of workers in Japan’s restaurant industry have experienced “customer harassment,” such as unreasonable demands and behavior by customers, a government white paper showed Tuesday. The proportion of such workers came to 18.8 pct, according to