Relocation costs of US Marine base to more than double
Relocation of the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma will cost nearly $8.5 billion, far exceeding its initial $3.1 bil...
read moreJapanese Prime Minister holds bilateral talks with South Korean President
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his counterpart South Korean President Moon Jae In hold their first bilateral sum...
read moreJapan, S. Korea foreign ministers meet ahead of summit
Foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea meet ahead of the bilateral summit.
read morePrime Minister Abe leaves for trilateral summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves Japan to attend a trilateral summit with China and South Korea.
read moreNASA chief says Japanese astronaut could be the next man to land on the moon
NASA administrator tells Nippon TV that a Japanese astronaut would likely be the next man to land on the moon.
read moreJapan's FY2020 budget to top 102 tril. yen
Japan is set to allocate a record 102.66 trillion yen ($938 billion) for the initial general account budget for fiscal 2...
read moreJapan, S. Korea officials talk trade
Japanese and South Korean officials hold director general-level talks on export controls for the first time in 3.5 years...
read moreEx-Japan PM Nakasone dies at 101
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dies at the age of 101.
read moreJapan to reinforce penalties for texting while driving
Japan will make penalties for texting while driving stricter from December 1.
read moreAbe is Japan's longest-serving prime minister
Shinzo Abe becomes Japan's longest-serving prime minister with a total of 2,887 days in office.
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