Trump has long felt that Japan and other wealthy allies take advantage of the U.S., racking up big trade surpluses, while ...

Japan hopes that a candid exchange of views between the two leaders will help take the bilateral relationship to "new heights ...

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday. The two leaders are set to meet in Washington on Friday for their first in-person talks since Trump won the U.S. presidential ...

In a formal announcement of Ishiba's first trip to the United States since becoming prime minister in October, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed hope that the two leaders will ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will meet with President Donald Trump during a visit to the United States this week, government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said. “If circumstances permit, he ...

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Over 40 percent of Japanese want to keep using their original family names at work after they get married, a Cabinet Office survey showed Tuesday, as parliamentary debate continues over whether ...

An 18-year-old high school student was arrested Saturday for allegedly stabbing to death a woman on a southwestern Japan island last year, police said. The suspect is accused of fatally stabbing ...

Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters. "It is difficult to say clearly what the purpose of the flight was ... but the Russian military has been active on an ongoing basis in areas surrounding Japan ...

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday, he is “monitoring the Fed decision impact on Japan’s economy as the US is Japan's largest outbound investment destination.” ...

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi in October called the report “regrettable” and “inappropriate,” and said Japan had requested the removal of the reference from the report.