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Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Japan for three days from Monday, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Wednesday. Trump is set to hold his first summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office on

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. said on Wednesday that it will showcase a prototype electric minivehicle that can be charged using an onboard solar power generation system, at the Japan Mobility Show, which opens later this month in Tokyo. The

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan logged a customs-cleared trade deficit of 1,223.8 billion yen in April-September, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Wednesday. Exports in the first half of fiscal 2025 rose 0.2 pct year on year to 53,653.3 billion

Paris, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–European leaders have celebrated in social media posts the inauguration of new Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae. “Congratulations…on your historic vote as Japan’s first female prime minister,” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. “I look forward to working

Seoul/Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–North Korea has launched several ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s military said Wednesday. The military is working to analyze details of the launch while noting that the projectiles were short-range ballistic missiles. It is

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The cabinet of new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi fully started working Wednesday morning. The government plans to announce a list of new state ministers and parliamentary vice ministers in the afternoon. Members of the Takaichi cabinet, launched

Seoul, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s military said Wednesday. The military is working to analyze details of the launch, including the type of the projectile. It is the first time since

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–A bilateral summit with U.S. President Donald Trump expected next week will likely be the first diplomatic test for Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office Tuesday. The focus in the expected first meeting between the

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to appoint former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Keiichi Ichikawa as secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat, replacing Masataka Okano. The replacement comes only nine months after Okano assumed

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, launched her cabinet on Tuesday as the country’s first female prime minister, forming a coalition government with Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), the LDP’s new partner. After