Japan, US confirm importance of economic ties
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru met with visiting U.S. Secretary Antony Blinken in Tokyo on January 7.The two rea...
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PM Ishiba meets with SoftBank Group CEO to talk Japan-US relations
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru met with and SoftBank Group Chairman & CEO Son Masayoshi on January 7 to exchange...
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North Korea says hypersonic missile launch was success
North Korean media reported that a test launch of a hypersonic intermediate to long-range ballistic missile was carried...
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Ishiba to transform Japan through regional revitalization and disaster prevention
S/ Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister / We will vigorously promote Regional Revitalization 2.0, positioning it as the Reiwa-...
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Nippon Steel chief says lawsuit against US is an option over Biden blockage
Nippon Steel chief Imai Tadashi made remarks to reporters on January 6 over outgoing US President Joe Biden's order to b...
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Japan compiles record 115.54 trillion yen budget proposal for fiscal 2025
Japan's Cabinet approved on December 27 a record-high 115.54 trillion yen budget plan for fiscal 2025 starting April.As...
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PM Ishiba pledges to put priority on disaster prevention
S/ Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan: On New Year's Day, there was an earthquake on the Noto Peninsula. It's been...
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Ishiba planning to visit US in January for talks with Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is planning to visit the United States in January for talks with US President-ele...
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Japanese media baron Watanabe of Yomiuri Shimbun dies at 98
Watanabe Tsuneo, the representative director and editor-in-chief of the Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, died of pneumonia at a...
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BOJ starts last monetary policy meeting of year
The Bank of Japan started its last monetary policy meeting of the year on December 18. Within the BOJ, the majority vi...
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