Trade minister fails to win U.S. assurance of tariff exemption
WASHINGTON—Trade minister Yoji Muto failed to secure assurances from senior U.S. administration officials that Japan would be ...
China's annual political meetings feature minority delegates in tribal finery with a message
BEIJING--Every year in early March, China’s rubber-stamp legislature and its advisory body gather to hear speeches and hold ...
Trump’s ‘America First’ policies targeting South Korea, says acting president
SEOUL--South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” ...
28,000 people still evacuating 14 years after 3/11 quake
As the sun rose on the 14th anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, 28,000 people, with most from Fukushima ...
Japan downgrades Q4 GDP, U.S. tariffs cloud outlook
Japan's economy expanded in the October-December quarter at a slower pace than initially reported, weighed by weaker ...
Tokyo prepares to assist stranded commuters in next major quake
Great East Japan Earthquake struck in the mid-afternoon, train services in the Tokyo metropolitan area came to a halt for ...
North Korea fires several ballistic missiles after the U.S. and South Korea began military drills
SEOUL--North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea Monday, South Korea’s military said, hours after South ...