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A Japanese court has found a U.S. Marine guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on Okinawa and sentenced him to seven years in ...
The case has led frustrations to run high in Okinawa, where the U.S. continues to have a heavy military presence.
The fall was softer than the 3.8% decline forecasted by economists polled by Reuters, but was a reversal compared to the 2% ...
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...
After less than a year in office, Shigeru Ishiba is already under pressure following an abysmal showing for his party in a ...
Japan's exports fell in May for the first time in eight months as big automakers like Toyota were hit by sweeping U.S. tariffs, and the failure of Tokyo to clinch a trade deal this week will likely ...
The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...
The historical issues in East Asia have long been a blindspot for the United States. Time to start paying attention.
Its total exports in May dropped 1.7% year-on-year by value to 8.1 trillion yen, government data showed, smaller than a median market forecast for a 3.8% decrease, and following a 2% rise in April.
Japan’s key consumer inflation measure accelerated more than expected to a fresh two-year high as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gears up for a summer election and the Bank of Japan mulls the ...