Japan logs $36.7b trade surplus
Japan posts a $36.7b trade surplus in fiscal 2016, its first in six years.
read moreAso says TPP without U.S. eyed
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso says a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal without the U.S. will be discussed in May.
read moreJapanese woman left in North Korea meets press
A Japanese woman left in North Korea in the chaos after World War Two met the press today.
read moreFirst Japanese peacekeepers return from S.Sudan
The first batch of Japan's Ground Self Defense Force personnel returns from South Sudan in connection with Japan's withd...
read morePence says US will defend Japan
Vice President Mike Pence says the US will defend Japan as an ally during his visit to a US naval base in Yokosuka south...
read moreAbe, Pence agree to pressure North Korea
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Vice President Mike Pence agree to pressure North Korea through strength to sto...
read moreJAMSTEC shows off research submersible
The media gets a rare glimpse of the SHINKAI 6500, a manned research submersible that can dive to depths of 6,500 meters...
read moreAbe: Govt. mulling safety of Japanese in Korea
As tensions related to North Korea mount, Japan's government says that it is considering how to secure the safety of Jap...
read moreCrown Prince Naruhito departs Malaysia
Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito has wrapped up a five-day visit to Malaysia.
read moreRecord scrambles against foreign planes
Japan scrambled Air Self-Defense Force planes a record 1168 times last year as China boosted activity near the Senkaku ...
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