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Washington, March 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed their opposition to any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force over Taiwan. At their meeting in Washington, the two leaders agreed that

Kameyama, Mie Pref., March 20 (Jiji Press)–Six people, including three children, were confirmed dead in an accident involving four vehicles that occurred early Friday in the Nonobori Tunnel of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, police said. In the

Kameyama, Mie Pref., March 20 (Jiji Press)–Six people were confirmed dead in an accident involving four vehicles that occurred early Friday in the Nonobori Tunnel of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, police said. In the accident, which happened

Washington, March 19 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to help ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed. In response to Trump’s request made during their meeting in

(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

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

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,

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

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

Washington, March 19 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to help ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed. In response to Trump’s request made during their meeting in