Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will dissolve parliament's lower house on Thursday for a snap election, a party official said, in a move aimed at taking advantage of improved ratings and opposition disarray. More »
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe adjusts his headphones during a news conference at a hotel in London, Britain April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea’s new president, Moon Jae-in, agreed on Thursday to work t... More »
FILE PHOTO – Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corporation, speaks during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo Japan is scrambling to respond to intensifying trade pressure ... More »
Russia appears to have snubbed a Japanese attempt at puppy-love diplomacy by declining a gift of a dog for President Vladimir Putin at a summit next week with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. More »
South Korean President Park Geun-hye (R) walks past Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou, China, September 5, 2016. REUTERS/How Hwee Young/Pool North Korea fired thr... More »
U.S. President Barack Obama watches as Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the opening ceremony of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 4, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Schiefelbein/Pool The global economy is being threatened by rising protec... More »
A British flag and an EU flag are seen in front of a monitor displaying a graph of the Japanese yen’s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo, Japan, June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japan has warned Britain that i... More »