US & Canada
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Biden names Transportation Department HQ after Mineta
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill Friday to name the Transportation Department hea...
May 8, 2022
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U.S. ambassador praises ‘world-class’ rail system of Japan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel took a train Thursday to visit Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, ...
February 17, 2022
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Biden may visit Japan in latter half of May
The Japanese and U.S. governments have begun making arrangements for Joe Biden’s first visit to Japa...
February 1, 2022
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New U.S. ambassador: Alliance with Japan ‘a beacon of endless possibility and promise’
New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel stressed the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance as “a b...
January 25, 2022
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Meeting between Japan’s prime minister, new U.S. ambassador planned for early February
The government hopes that the arrival of U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, who is close to U.S....
January 25, 2022
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Kishida, Biden find much common ground in building rapport
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seemed to come away from his teleconference with U.S. President Joe Bid...
January 23, 2022
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Tai: U.S. to focus on multilateral cooperation
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — The United States will further strengthen its multilateral cooperation, in...
January 13, 2022
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Japan, U.S. to review defense role-sharing
The Japanese and U.S. governments announced a plan that will lead to a review of defense role-sharin...
January 8, 2022
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New U.S. ambassador to Japan calls Japan-U.S. alliance ‘bulwark’ in Indo-Pacific region
WASHINGTON — Rahm Emanuel, who will soon arrive in Japan as the new U.S. ambassador, has expressed h...
January 7, 2022
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Tohoku disaster housing used to help homeless in Hawaii
HONOLULU — Emergency housing units that were used after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsu...
December 31, 2021
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Tough road ahead to achieve nuclear disarmament
NEW YORK — The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference is scheduled to start Jan. 4...
December 25, 2021
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US hits China with new trade curbs, sanctions over Uyghur rights
The United States on Thursday unleashed a volley of actions to censure China’s treatment of the Uygh...
December 17, 2021
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Honolulu Marathon hit by huge drop in Japanese runners
HONOLULU — Fewer than half the usual number of people have signed up to run in the Honolulu Marathon...
December 9, 2021
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U.S. allies urge Biden not to declare ‘no first use’ policy
Japan, Britain, France and other U.S. allies are urging the United States not to declare a “no first...
November 10, 2021
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Crowd surge kills at least 8 at Houston music festival
HOUSTON (AP) — The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly surged toward the stage during a perfo...
November 7, 2021
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