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Japan says its $1 trillion in US Treasuries is among tools for trade talksJapanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato suggested Japan might use its massive U.S. Treasury holdings as leverage in trade negotiations wit...
Japan to be proactive in communicating with US on forex, its finance minister saysJapan's Finance Minister, Katsunobu Kato, announced that Japan will actively coordinate with the U.S. on foreign exchange matters. This dec...
Japan rules out using US Treasury holdings to counter Trump tariffsFinance Minister Katsunobu Kato stated Japan will not use its U.S. Treasury bonds as leverage against American tariffs. This was in respons...
Tokyo Olympics 2020: World leaders from 15 nations to attend opening ceremonyThe decision to limit the number of attendees during the opening ceremony at the National Stadium here was taken in view of the organisers'...
Japanese PM to hold talks with Joe Biden in US visit on April 16Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will visit Washington for talks with President Joe Biden on April 16, the government said on Friday. ...
Japan says to work closely with US, South Korea to deal with North KoreaNorth Korea test launched two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan last week, underscoring steady progress in its weapons p...
Japan wants further probe into COVID-19 originsJapan is calling for further investigation into the origins of COVID-19, saying the WHO report released this week was based on work that fa...
Sino-Japan ties tense over Chinese vessels near Senkaku IslandsChina has recently passed a law allowing its coastguard to fire on foreign vessels in some circumstances, a change that provoked criticism ...
Strong quake hits Japan's northeast coast; no tsunami alertThere were no immediate reports of injuries. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said that some 860,000 homes were without power as a result of the qu...
Uyghurs-Tibetans launch massive protests during Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi’s Tokyo visitThe demonstrations only further underlined the underwhelming nature of the two day visit, which saw Japanese leaders criticise China over i...
Japan protests China's island incursions during foreign minister visit"The situation is extremely serious," Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters after meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wan...
Japan will not join U.S. plan to bar China from telecom networks: ReportThe U.S. State Department published in August an update of a plan called the "Clean Network" calling for telecom companies, cloud service p...
Japan vows to bolster its missile deterrence capability after North Korean paradeNorth Korea, marking the 75th anniversary of its ruling party on Saturday, paraded a variety of weapons systems, unveiling what appeared to...
Dozens allowed off Japan coronavirus-hit ship have 'symptoms': MinisterThe government of Japan has contacted 813 former passengers of the Diamond Princess. Around 970 were allowed off the boat last week after t...
Condition of 8 infected Indians on board quarantined cruise ship improving: EmbassyThe ship, Diamond Princess, docked at the Yokohama port, near Tokyo, on February 3 with 3,711 passengers and crew on board. It was quaranti...
Another 70 people test positive for coronavirus on ship in JapanSome 3,700 passengers and crew were aboard the ship, where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred. Those testing posit...
Japan reports 1st death from virus, 44 more cases on shipJapan's Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said the first fatality is a woman in her 80s who had been hospitalized since February 1. Her confir...