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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

Tokyo, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Saturday that she wants to further strengthen Japan-U.S. ties through U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the Asian nation from Monday. In a message sent to a Japan-U.S. meeting for talks 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. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi joined online Friday a meeting of the “Coalition of the Willing” for peace in Ukraine, expressing Tokyo’s unwavering support for the European nation that continues to suffer from Russia’s invasion. She said Japan

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)–An event was held in Tokyo on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of “Women’s Day Off,” a large-scale strike staged by women in Iceland for gender equality. Iceland and Japan have achieved a lot for gender equality

Tokyo, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake hit eastern areas of the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido in the small hours of Saturday. The temblor occurred around 1:40 a.m. at a depth of about 40 kilometers off the southeastern coast of the