President Joe Biden calls Japan and India 'xenophobic' nations that do not welcome immigrants
President Joe Biden has called Japan and India โxenophobicโ countries that do not welcome immigrants, lumping the two with adversaries China and Russia as he tried to explain the four countriesโ economic circumstances and contrasted them with the U.S. on immigration.
US, Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders of Japan, Philippines
A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt held a three-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea, as U.S. President Joe Biden pledged an ironclad defense commitment to leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White House.
Biden says he backs Japan's outreach to North Korea and says he's still open to talks with Kim
President Joe Biden says Japanโs attempts to set up a leader-to-leader summit with North Korea is โa good thing,โ and reiterated his administrationโs willingness for its own talks without preconditions.
US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines to stage military drills in disputed South China Sea
The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine warfare training, in a show of force Sunday in the South China Sea where Beijingโs aggressive actions to assert its territorial claims have caused alarm.
The treated discharge from Japan's ruined Fukushima nuclear plant is safe, IAEA chief says on visit
The head of the U.N. atomic agency has observed firsthand the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plantโs ongoing radioactive wastewater discharges for the first time since the contentious program began six months ago.
UN nuclear chief visits Japan to examine Fukushima wastewater release and talk atomic cooperation
The head of the United Nationsโ atomic agency is in Japan to examine discharges of treated radioactive wastewater from the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and to discuss further cooperation with Japan to promote peaceful use of nuclear energy and non-proliferation.
13 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan remembers the dead and vows to keep rebuilding
Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown and left parts of Fukushima prefecture uninhabitable on Monday with a minute of silence and memorial events, where officials pledged continued support for rebuilding.
Shohei Ohtani stuns Dodgers -- and many around the world -- with marriage announcement
Shohei Ohtani stunned the Los Angeles Dodgers โ and many around the world โ with his marriage announcement, so manager Dave Roberts said any gift the team gives the two-time MVP would be like most of the money in his contract: deferred.
Why is Japan hosting a conference for Ukraine reconstruction when it's still at war? AP explains.
Japan is hosting a conference for Japanese and Ukrainian officials to discuss reconstruction of Ukraine just ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russiaโs invasion, while the U.S. and other Western countries are still focusing on military aid for the battlefield.
Japan vows support to Ukraine while hosting conference focused on war-torn country's reconstruction
Japan has pledged long-term commitment to Ukraineโs reconstruction, calling it a future investment, while stressing support for the war-torn country about to mark the second anniversary of Russiaโs invasion.
Biden will host Japan's Prime Minister Kishida in April to strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances
President Joe Biden will host Japanโs Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit on April 10, with the goal of strengthening a critical alliance as the United States has sought to counter Chinaโs influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street dips amid dimming rate cut hopes
Asian shares are trading mixed as pessimism spreads among investors about any imminent interest rate cut in the U.S. Japanโs benchmark Nikkei finished little changed Thursday, inching down less than 0.1%.
Navy officer who'd been jailed in Japan over deadly crash now released from US custody, family says
The family of a Navy officer jailed in Japan over a car crash that killed two Japanese citizens says he's been released from U.S. custody one month after he was returned to the United States and placed in a federal prison.