JAPAN TODAY
 
A welcome ceremony was held Wednesday at the Imperial Palace for Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife Louise Araneta-Marcos, who are visiting Japan as state guests.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako welcomed the couple at the event, which was also attended by Cro...

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KYODO NEWS
 
A Japanese oil tanker that transited the Strait of Hormuz late last month is expected to arrive in Japan possibly on Monday, the government said, making it the first such case since the Iran war erupted and left traffic through the vital energy route heavily restricted.
As the resour...

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EAST ASIA FORUM
 
The Trump–Xi summit in Beijing on 14–15 May 2026 was a tactical detente driven by mutual domestic pressures rather than any genuine easing of tensions, with both leaders seeking short-term wins on the Iran war and Taiwan respectively.
Japan faces the sharpest consequences of thi...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tuesday that her Group of Seven counterparts showed their understanding on Japan's recent yen-buying, dollar-selling market intervention.
At the just-ended meeting in Paris of the finance ministers and central bank governors of the major ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A man carrying a fruit knife attacked three people around noon on Tuesday at a Japanese restaurant in Shanghai World Financial Center, a Japanese-developed office building in the financial district of the Chinese city.
According to a senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official, the th...

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Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will visit New Delhi from Sunday through May 27 to attend a meeting of foreign ministers from the Quad countries--Japan, the United States, Australia and India, the Japanese government said Tuesday.
The Quad meeting, scheduled for May 26, will bring t...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday her government will consider compiling an extra budget for fiscal 2026 to ease the impact of elevated crude oil prices, fueling renewed concerns about Japan's deteriorating finances as long-term bond yields move at nearly 30-year highs.
The s...

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ANTARA NEWS
 
 
Indonesian delegation is preparing to take part in the 2nd WNI Weather & Climate Forecast Conference (WCFC) 2026 in Tokyo, Japan, aimed at strengthening cross-border collaboration in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for Asia’s weather and climate systems.
Founder and strate...

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FOUR FOUR TWO
 
The Japan World Cup 2026 squad may be one of the trickiest to call, with a selection packed with talent but lacking key stars
The Japan World Cup 2026 squad has been named by head coach Hajime Moriyasu.
Japan go into World Cup 2026 as one of the dark horses, with one of the most e...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Japanese government is considering exporting the Type 88 surface-to-ship missile system to the Philippines, a source familiar with the matter said Friday.
The move follows Tokyo's revision in April of its three principles on the transfer of defense equipment and technology, as w...

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