Playwright and actor Jeremy O. Harris was reportedly arrested at an airport in Japan on suspicion of attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into the country. Harris, a co-producer for HBO’s Euphoria, is still in custody after Japanese authorities said they found
Taiwan thanked President Donald Trump for the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act, which mandates reviews of the U.S. relationship to Taipei.
The governments of both Japan and China claimed on Tuesday to have menaced each other’s ships out of the waters surrounding the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, accusing each other of violating their respective sovereign territory.
Japanese pop singer Maki Otsuki was in the middle of a concert in Shanghai on Friday when her performance was abruptly cut short, her sound system was turned off, and the organizers ordered her to leave the stage.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a $40 billion boost to defense spending to counter “intensifying” threats from China.
President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping and said he accepted an invitation to Beijing for a face-to-face meeting.
The Japanese government on Monday warned citizens visiting China to increase their safety precautions and avoid visiting crowded areas.
The Chinese communist regime on Wednesday informed Tokyo it is suspending imports of Japanese marine products amid rising tensions between both countries, according to reports.
China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a bulletin on Sunday to “solemnly remind” Chinese tourists they should avoid traveling to Japan for the foreseeable future, alleging that their safety cannot be guaranteed.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong called Japanese Ambassador Kanasugi Kenji into his office for a tirade about Taiwan on Thursday, the latest escalation of a diplomatic row that has already seen one Chinese official threaten to cut Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s head off.
A Japanese woman “married” an AI chatbot persona she trained using OpenAI’s ChatGPT, several international outlets reported. The Independent detailed on Thursday that the woman, only identified as 32-year old Ms. Kano, “married” the AI chatbot in a ceremony organized by
The Japanese government on Monday demanded explanations from China after Xue Jian, the Chinese consul general in Osaka, threatened to “cut” Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “dirty neck.”
Japan’s recent elections highlighted a poignant issue facing almost every industrialized nation, from America to Asia: the Japanese do not want mass migration, but their own demographics are collapsing so quickly that they might not be able to resist importing the next generation of young workers.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday confirmed that dictator Xi Jinping will meet with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in South Korea on Thursday.
Speaking to U.S. troops aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said his interdiction of drug shipments in the Caribbean has been so successful that “we can’t find a ship” loaded with drugs any more.
President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae met on Tuesday with the families of Japanese nationals believed to have been abducted by North Korea.
President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae praised each other in glowing terms on Tuesday, and Trump cemented the friendship by signing major deals on trade and rare earth minerals.
President Donald Trump met with Japanese former first lady Abe Akie, the widow of assassinated Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, on Tuesday during his state visit to Japan.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday in Japan the delivery of the first batch of missiles for the East Asian country’s F-35 fighter jets was ahead of schedule.
President Donald Trump forecast that the United States-Japan relationship “will be stronger than ever before” during his state visit on Tuesday and congratulated newly minted Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae.
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae praised President Donald Trump’s diplomatic record during his visit to Tokyo, commending his leadership in securing ceasefire agreements in Asia and the Middle East as part of his ongoing international peace efforts.
President Donald Trump revealed during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae on Monday that he has “always had a great love of Japan,” adding that he also has “great respect” for Japan.
President Donald Trump meets with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Monday, October 27.
President Donald Trump met with Japanese Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday, continuing a tour of Asia that began at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Malaysia on Sunday and is scheduled to end with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in South Korea on Thursday.
Japan’s new prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, plans to increase defense spending and accelerate Japan’s military buildup.
President Donald Trump will be conducting high-stakes diplomacy during his trip to Asia next week. Trump will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Malaysia on Sunday, followed by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in South Korea, and possibly a bilateral meeting with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Thursday.
President Donald Trump is set to depart for an action-packed trip to Asia, bookended by meetings with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar bin Ibrahim on Sunday and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.
China insisted that its muted response to Japan electing its first woman prime minister, conservative Takaichi Sanae, was “appropriate.”
Yamamoto Taku is a Japanese politician from a dovish faction of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who has serious policy disputes with the new prime minister, Takaichi Sanae.
Japan’s first female prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, laid out an ambitious conservative agenda after winning her office in a parliamentary vote on Tuesday.
Conservative Takaichi Sanae is Japan’s first female prime minister after the 64-year-old triumphed Tuesday in an historic vote to clear the way for her ascendancy.
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) made a deal on Monday to form a coalition with the Japan Innovation Party, generally known as “Ishin,” that should clear away the final obstacles to conservative Takaichi Sanae becoming Japan’s first female prime minister.
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare reported on Sunday that a record 22,878 babies were born to foreign parents in 2024, accounting for over 3 percent of all newborns.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s response to the Gaza ceasefire deal on Thursday was tepid and sour, expressing doubt that anything less than the creation of a Palestinian state would bring peace.
Saito Tetsuo, leader of Japan’s Komeito Party, announced on Friday that Komeito will break from the ruling coalition headed by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) over concerns about corruption.
Japan’s Nikkei stock index rose 4.7 percent to a record high of 47,944.76 on Monday, driven by a remarkable surge of investor optimism over the election of conservative Takaichi Sanae as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and most likely the first female prime minister of Japan.
President Donald Trump congratulated Japan on Monday as it is expected to elect its first woman prime minister, Takaichi Sanae.
Takaichi Sanae won leadership of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), positioning her to become Japan’s first female prime minister.
Japan could run out of its most popular beer, Asahi Super Dry, this weekend due to a massive cyberattack that shut down dozens of the company’s factories.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan is preparing for a special election in October to replace outgoing Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, who announced his resignation after less than a year in office on Sunday.
