USA and Japan

Biden invited to Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Biden invited to Hiroshima and Nagasaki

US President Joe Biden may visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which suffered from the American atomic bombings. Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Kazumi Matsui and Tomohisa Tanue conveyed an invitation to visit these Japanese cities to the …

Japan's new prime minister and Trump hold first phonetalks

Japan's new prime minister and Trump hold first phonetalks

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he and U.S. President Donald Trump had held their first telephone conversation on Sunday since Suga took over as Japan’s new leader. Suga on Wednesday became Japan’s first new …

 Trump comments on his visit to Japan

Trump comments on his visit to Japan

U.S. President Donald Trump said that his visit to Japan was very successful. According to him, the sides have achieved progress on a number of issues. "Back from Japan after a very successful trip. Big progress on …

Japan to buy U.S. F-35 fighter jets

Japan to buy U.S. F-35 fighter jets

Japan plans to buy 105 U.S.-made stealth warplanes, U.S. President Donald Trump said during his state visit to Japan. "The United States supports Japan's efforts to improve its defence capabilities, and in …

Trump backs Abe's efforts to talk with Iran

Trump backs Abe's efforts to talk with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump backed the Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s interest in using his country’s good relations with Iran to help broker a possible dialogue between the U.S. and its nemesis …

Pompeo and Kono discuss U.S.-DPRK summit

Pompeo and Kono discuss U.S.-DPRK summit

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo held telephone talks today and agreed to meet in February before the second summit between U.S. President Donald …

US fighter jet has crashed into the sea off Okinawa in Japan

US fighter jet has crashed into the sea off Okinawa in Japan

A U.S. military F15 fighter jet crashed in waters off Japan's southern island of Okinawa, where the bulk of U.S. forces in Japan are based, during a routine training mission on Monday, U.S. Forces Japan said in a statement, CNBC …

Trump urges Japan to invest in US

Trump urges Japan to invest in US

U.S. President Donald Trump said after White House talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the two leaders were working together to improve trading relations and that Abe promised new Japanese …

US Navy plane crashes into Pacific Ocean off Japan - media

US Navy plane crashes into Pacific Ocean off Japan - media

A US Navy aircraft with 11 crew members and passengers on board crashed into the ocean southeast of Okinawa, Japan, the U.S. Seventh Fleet said in a statement. The aircraft was headed to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, which is …