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Trump said America's economy was better than Japan's and he was probably right

"You've built one of the world's most powerful economies. I don't know if it's as good as ours. I think not," Trump said to the Japanese people

Japan

Japan's "black widow" murder accused sentenced to death

A court in Kyoto has convicted a 70-year-old Japanese woman of a series of killings of elderly men by poisoning

Japan

Drone loses control injuring six in Japan

The machine was scattering sweets as part of a robotics showcase when it crashed into the crowd

Japan

Trump and Abe talk trade and golf tactics at start of Asian tour

The US president's visit to Asia is the longest tour by an American leader in a quarter of a century

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Sport

Triathlon World Cup winners crowned

Cook and van Riel take home gold in the 2017 ITU Trithlon World Cup

Japan

Trump arrives in Japan for Asian tour

Donald Trump has arrived in Tokyo for his tour of Asia and issued a warning to nations which underestimate the US.

World News

Asians wonder what the Trump Tour will bring

As Donald Trump's 12-day tour of Asian nations begins, the US President remains a mostly unknown quantity for America's friends in the Pacific.

USA

Trump begins Asia tour

U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Tokyo as part of the longest trip to Asia by an American president in more than a quarter of a century.

World News

Japan re-elect Abe as prime minister after election victory

Shinzo Abe easily wins the race to be Japan's prime minister with 312 votes in the 465-seat lower house.

Japan

Japanese company gives non-smoking employees six extra days holiday a year

The new incentive was brought into play after an employee complained about the amount of time other staff members spent on their breaks

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Capybaras enjoy a hot spring bath at a Tokyo zoo

Capybaras at a zoo north of Tokyo enjoy a hot spring bath as visitors take photos of the relaxing rodents

Japan

Japanese company creates noise-canceling spoon to drown slurping sounds

The spoon sends signals to an app that plays an artificial flushing noise to cover up slurping noodles

Japan

Sailors and their dogs rescued after five months drifting at sea

Two Americans and their two dogs have been rescued from their sailing boat in the Pacific Ocean after drifting for five months.

Target

Morocco flying high as aircraft manufacturers land in the hub

Daleen Hassan: “Nagoya is Japan’s hub for the aerospace industry.

Global Japan

Architects building dreams the Japanese way

In this edition of Global Japan we meet Shigeru Ban and Sou Fujimoto, two world famous Japanese architects.

Cinema

Tokyo film festival extends special welcome to Chinese filmmakers

Festival opens with rare Chinese-Japanese co-production, "The Legend of the Demon Cat".

Global Japan

The Japanese architects changing the face of Europe

The wave of Japanese architects who are leaving an indelible mark on 21st century European architecture

Japan

Japan election: Abe hails massive win, but what now for the country's pacifist constitution?

Japan

Japan: Shinzo Abe heads for big election win

Japan

Japan votes in early election as Abe seeks record fourth term

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seeking a mandate to revise the post-war pacifist constitution.