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  • Difficulties Continue for Kishida after State Visit to U.S.

    Raleigh, North Carolina, April 13 (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has apparent...

    April 14, 2024

  • Japan Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa Attends Key Summits with PM Kishida, Seen as Potential Successor

    WASHINGTON — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has been notably present at important events while ac...

    April 13, 2024

  • Kishida’s Speech at U.S. Congress Hailed by Ruling LDP as Diplomatic Triumph Amid Domestic Criticism from Opposition Parties

    The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is commending the U.S.-Japan summit talks and Prime Minister ...

    April 13, 2024

  • Yuko Kishida Introduces Haiku to U.S. Students; Engages in Events to Deepen Bilateral Friendship

    WASHINGTON — Yuko Kishida, the wife of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, together with U.S. First Lad...

    April 13, 2024

  • Kishida’s Speech to U.S. Congress Looks to Shared Future; Theme Contrasts With Abe’s Speech in 2015

    WASHINGTON — In his address to the U.S. Congress on Thursday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida outlin...

    April 13, 2024

  • Japan, U.S. to Cooperate in Scientific Research AI; Countries Agree to Share Resources to Speed Up Development

    Japan and the United States have agreed to cooperate on the development of generative artificial ...

    April 12, 2024

  • Japan PM Kishida’s Speech to U.S. Congress Receives Praise from Leaders of Democratic, Republican Parties

    WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s speech at a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Thu...

    April 12, 2024

  • Kishida Calls for U.S. to Continue Backing Intl Order in Speech to Congress; Expresses Determination to Share Responsibility

    WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for the United States to continue to support the...

    April 12, 2024

  • Biden Likens Sakura Trees to Japan-U.S. Friendship; Japan to Donate 250 Trees to Mark 250th Anniversary of Founding of U.S.

    WASHINGTON ― U.S. President Joe Biden likened cherry blossoms, which are loved by both Japanese a...

    April 12, 2024

  • Ex-Ambassador: Japan-U.S. ties ‘critically important’ to Trump; ‘Putting America First Does Not Mean Being America Alone’

    WASHINGTON – William Hagerty, a U.S. Republican senator and former ambassador to Japan, spoke abo...

    April 12, 2024

  • Kishida, Biden Herald ‘New Era’ of Strengthened Alliance; White House Summit Talks Lasted About 85 Minutes

    WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden heralded a “new era of U.S...

    April 11, 2024

  • Japan’s Kishida Speaks to State Dinner Guests, Makes Jokes in English; PM Emphasizes Boosting Japan-U.S. Ties

    WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida spoke in front of the other guests in English and inclu...

    April 11, 2024

  • Japan P.M. Kishida Greeted by U.S. President Biden in Washington; Kishida Gives Biden Lacquerware from Quake-Hit Wajima

    WASHINGTON ― Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is on a state visit to the United States, was welc...

    April 10, 2024

  • Shizuoka Governor Submits Letter of Resignation over Gaffe

    Shizuoka (Jiji Press)—Shizuoka Governor Heita Kawakatsu submitted a letter of resignation to the ...

    April 10, 2024

  • Japan Immigration Eyes Prescreening Visa-Free Travelers; New System Would Resemble U.S. ESTA Program

    The government has decided to prescreen certain foreign travelers before they set out for Japan b...

    April 10, 2024

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