Obama, Abe kick off summit with upscale sushi
US President Barack Obama has arrived in Tokyo on the first leg of a 4-nation diplomatic tour of Asia.The president was ...
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Our weekly program Fukushima Update will not air this Friday.It will be replaced by a special feature on US President Ba...
read moreTokyo on high alert ahead of Obama visit
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has mobilized 16,000 officers - or one third of its entire workforce - for the ...
read moreDon’t rush collective self-defense: Armitage
Former US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage is urging Japan to go slow on expanding the reach of its military.J...
read moreAmari says TPP agreement unlikely
Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy Akira Amari is saying that an agreement between Japan and America on the Trans-P...
read moreNEC touts new facial recognition screen lock
Japan’s NEC has a new way to protect computer users’ privacy.The new facial recognition software locks the screen when t...
read moreAbe makes offering to Yasukuni Shrine
[caption id="attachment_2106" align="alignnone" width="1920"] PM Abe's offering on display[/caption]Prime Minister Shinz...
read moreChinese court impounds Japanese ship
A Chinese court impounded a ship owned by Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK.The company that later became Mitsui leased...
read moreJapan record trade deficit
Trade statistics for the last fiscal year show Japan posted a record deficit due to a weak yen and energy imports.Offici...
read moreAbductee relative urges UN to take action
The brother of a Japanese woman abducted by North Korea has urged the UN Security Council to take action.Teruaki Masumot...
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