Japan, Trump and North Korea
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Follow live updates as President Donald Trump continues his three-country Asia tour with a stop in Japan before heading to South Korea.
In 1977, Sakie Yokota’s then-13-year-old daughter Megumi was abducted to North Korea from Japan’s northern coast on her way home from school. Yokota said she hopes for progress on the issue and thanked Trump for pledging his support.
South Korea this week will host leaders from major Pacific Rim economies, including the United States, China and Japan, for an annual summit that has long championed free trade. The multilateral gathering in Gyeongju is expected to be overshadowed by a sideline event — a face-to-face meeting on Thursday between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping — as their intensifying trade war leaves the South Korean hosts in a difficult balancing act.
US President Donald Trump wrapped up his visit to Japan, where he met the country's newly elected prime minister, Takaichi Sanae. His next stop is South Korea.
After a charm offensive in Japan that culminated in $490 billion in investment commitments, President Donald Trump is set to meet with South Korea’s leader on Wednesday as a trade deal with that country appears more elusive.
New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will travel to South Korea later this week to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
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N. Korea slams Japan's defense buildup
North Korea on Monday criticized Japan's recent defense buildup, warning it could make Tokyo the target of strong retaliation from neighboring countries. The Rodong Sinmun, North Korea's most widely read newspaper,
The two-seed Japan Team and the three-seed Republic of Korea Team went head-to-head on Saturday in the last of the three four-ball sessions contested at the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, what were some of the more thrilling matches of the day at New Korea Country Club.