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‘The US has suffered massive trade deficits with Japan for many, many years. So we will have to negotiate and we will do this in a friendly way,’ added the president. (Photo: AFP)

US-Japan trade relations not open, unfair, says Trump

Trump has formed a strong bond with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the pair already discussed trade.

06 Nov 2017 5:39 PM

Trump is in Tokyo on the second-day of an Asian swing during which North Korea and trade are expected to top the agenda. (Photo: AP)

Japan backs Trump, says ‘all options on table’ in dealing with N Korea

Japan will freeze the assets of North Korean groups and individuals as a new sanction, said Shinzo Abe.

06 Nov 2017 4:50 PM

‘This is a mental health problem at the highest level,’ he said. ‘It's a very, very sad event.’ (Photo: AFP/File)

Not gun problem but mental health issues, says Trump on Texas Church shooting

The lone gunman carrying an assault rifle opened fire Sunday after entering First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs.

06 Nov 2017 4:16 PM

US President Donald Trump held talks in Tokyo, kicking off an Asia tour under heavy security, police said Monday. (Photo: AP)

Rare bomb threats collide with Trump’s visit; Japan on alert

Bomb threats are extremely uncommon in Japan. No explosives were found and no arrests so far.

06 Nov 2017 1:30 PM

North Korea's recent actions, including several missiles that overflew Japan and Pyongyang's sixth and largest nuclear test, have raised the stakes in the most critical international challenge of Trump's presidency. (Photo: AP)

Trump in Japan to meet Shinzo Abe, vows to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea

Trump, at the start of a 12-day Asian trip, is looking to present a united front with Japan against North Korea.

05 Nov 2017 12:32 PM

There are around 500,000 ethnic Koreans in Japan - mostly descendants of civilians taken from their homes during Japan's brutal colonisation of the Korean peninsula from 1910 until Tokyo's defeat in World War II in 1945. (Photo: AFP)

Korean schools in Japan wrought with death threats, bomb scares

Japan has been at the sharp end of recent provocations from Pyongyang, which fired two missiles over its northern islands.

04 Nov 2017 4:44 PM

Pictures of the 27-year-old show an ordinary-looking man with neat, dark hair and glasses, who lived in a nondescript flat on a quiet residential street in one of Tokyo's endless sprawling suburbs. (Photo: AFP)

Unsuspecting Japanese man kills 9, hacks bodies, hides parts in fridge

Takahiro Shiraishi confessed to murdering and hacking up nine young people in his Tokyo bathroom.

02 Nov 2017 4:33 PM

After N Korea's 6th nuclear test, tunnel collapse at site may have killed 200: report

About 100 workers at Punggye-ri nuclear site were harmed by initial collapse, which took place around Sept 10, a Japanese broadcaster said.

31 Oct 2017 5:38 PM

According to public broadcaster NHK, Shiraishi told police: 'I killed them and did some work on the bodies in order to hide the evidence.' (Photo: File/Representational)

Tokyo police apprehends man, recovers 9 bodies, 2 severed heads in flat

Police confirmed they had arrested 27-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi, who lives in the apartment in Zama, south of Tokyo.

31 Oct 2017 2:09 PM

Honda's endeavour would be to make hybrids affordable for customers rather than worrying about government support.

Honda to launch 6 new models in India in 3 years

After the implementation of GST in July this year, hybrids vehicles have become expensive in India.

26 Oct 2017 10:54 AM

Super-majority vs popularity: Post-win, voters still suspicious of Abe

Abe won polls as the oppn 'couldn't put up a united front' against him, said a prof at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies.

23 Oct 2017 12:04 PM

A trailblazer who became Japan's first woman in key jobs like defence minister and governor of the capital, Koike has played on her natural appeal and reformist zeal to win over voters and some in the old-school political world. (Photo: AFP)

Yuriko Koike shocks Japan with her ‘Party of Hope,’ may become 1st woman PM

The charismatic former television anchorwoman has a ruthless stomach for the fight, observers say.

22 Oct 2017 3:14 PM

Analysts say that if the weather affects turnout, it is likely to benefit Abe, whose conservative voters are more determined, putting the nationalist blue blood on course to become the country's longest-serving leader. (Photo: AP)

Typhoon approaching Japan, delays voting on national election Day

Voters in the capital were already forced to brave torrential rain and driving winds on election day.

22 Oct 2017 1:07 PM

A hefty victory would raise the likelihood that Abe will win a third term making him Japan’s longest-serving premier. (Photo: AP)

Japan snap election: Voters to deliver verdict on Shinzo Abe today

Forecasts show Abe’s gamble on the snap poll is likely to pay off.

22 Oct 2017 11:28 AM

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan which scaled a 10-year peak on Tuesday, was up 0.3 per cent, but still down slightly for the week.

Asian shares, dollar gain after US Senate passes budget plan

Japan's Nikkei erased its earlier losses and eked out a 0.04 per cent gain, and a robust weekly rise of 1.4 per cent.

20 Oct 2017 12:15 PM

Around 27,600 of these were made for the domestic market, representing around 6 percent of its global production.

Nissan's inappropriate inspections started at least 20 years ago: NHK

The automaker produced roughly 79,300 passenger and commercial vehicles in Japan in August.

20 Oct 2017 10:44 AM

Shinzo Abe's LDP is projected to win as many as 303 of the 465 seats, according to a poll by the Mainichi Shimbun. (Photo: AFP)

Shinzo Abe headed for landslide win in Japan's upcoming election: poll

Democratic Party, appears to be declining, with surveys predicting it might win up to 54 seats.

16 Oct 2017 11:17 AM

Shinzo Abe is seeking a fresh term at the helm of the Asian economic powerhouse.

Shinzo Abe likely to get two-thirds majority in Japan's upcoming election: surveys

The 12-day election campaign, which kicked off Tuesday, will focus on reviving Japan's once world-beating economy.

12 Oct 2017 12:32 PM

A year later, Japanese authorities said her death was linked to excessive overtime. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Japanese reporter died after logging 159 hours of overtime in a month

NHK reporter Miwa Sado, 31, who had been covering political news in Tokyo, was found dead in her bed in July 2013.

06 Oct 2017 4:15 PM

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Photo: AFP)

Japan PM Abe dissolves lower house, calls for early election amid North Korea tension

Abe’s personal ratings have risen to around 50 percent from around 30 percent in July, partly to back his leadership amid N Korea crisis.

28 Sep 2017 11:01 AM

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