Special Report: Obama's Visit to Japan

In our first special report outside the Fukushima Update series, we focus on the significance and the outcomes of the US...

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Obama embraces Japanese science and culture

U.S. President Barack Obama got a taste of both Japan’s hi-tech present and its ancient past on Thursday. Obama first to...

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Obama meets abductees’ families

Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama met with family members of Japanese victims of North Korean abductions in Tokyo on ...

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Japan, US try for trade deal during Obama visit

Japan and the U.S. are struggling to close a free trade deal during President Barack Obama’s visit to Japan. The two nat...

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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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Tokyo 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 ...

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Don’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...

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Amari 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...

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Abe makes offering to Yasukuni Shrine

[caption id="attachment_2106" align="alignnone" width="1920"] PM Abe's offering on display[/caption]Prime Minister Shinz...

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Chinese court impounds Japanese ship

A Chinese court impounded a ship owned by Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK.The company that later became Mitsui leased...

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