Japanese prime minister lays wreaths at Hawaii cemeteries
Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe laid wreaths at various cemeteries and memorials ahead of a visit today to the site of the 1941 bombing that plunged the United States into World War II.
Dec 27, 2016, 08:02 AM ISTAfter Hiroshima, Abe and Obama to pay respects at Pearl Harbor
Seven months after President Barack Obama visited Hiroshima, the city where World War II all but ended, his Japanese counterpart is paying his respects at the site where the brutal conflict began.
Dec 25, 2016, 12:29 PM ISTBreakthrough in Japan, Russia islands row eludes Shinzo Abe, Vladimir Putin
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin wrapped up two days of talks on Friday, with numerous economic deals but no big breakthrough on a territorial row that has over-shadowed ties since World War Two.
Dec 18, 2016, 15:09 PM ISTJapan, Russia wrap up peace treaty summit
Japan and Russia today wrap up a summit aimed at making progress on a peace treaty to formally end World War II, focusing on economic projects in small Russian-occupied islands claimed by Tokyo.
Dec 16, 2016, 11:15 AM ISTPM Shinzo Abe regrets US Marine aircraft accident in Japanese waters
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday regretted the crash-landing of a US Marine aircraft in its waters.
Dec 14, 2016, 10:00 AM ISTRussia declines Japanese dog diplomacy ahead of summit
The Japanese government had planned to present Russian President Vladimir Putin, widely known to be a dog lover, with a male Akita as a companion to Yume.
Dec 10, 2016, 09:35 AM ISTObama offered no apology for Hiroshima, Abe won't do it for Pearl Harbour either
Abe will honour the war dead at the memorial but will not apoligise for the deadly December 7, 1941 assault on the US naval base.
Dec 06, 2016, 12:15 PM ISTShinzo Abe to become first Japanese PM to visit Pearl Harbor
Japanese PM will visit Pearl Harbor this month with US President Barack Obama.
Dec 05, 2016, 20:54 PM ISTJapan protests Russia missile deployment on disputed islands
"Missile systems were deployed to the southern Kurils in line with that position," said Maria Zakharova, calling them "an integral part of Russian territory".
Nov 25, 2016, 15:55 PM ISTSigning peace accord with Russia not easy: Japan
Abe said he looked forward to the Russian premier`s next visit to Yamaguchi province in Japan, as well as creating a specific eight-section roadmap for economic cooperation.
Nov 22, 2016, 14:05 PM ISTTrans-Pacific Partnership `meaningless` without US: Japan PM
Abe, who attended an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru at the weekend, said there had been no discussion there among other TPP members about pressing on with a deal that did not include the US.
Nov 22, 2016, 13:23 PM ISTJapan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit Argentina to boost trade
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will make an official visit to Argentina on Monday hoping to boost investment in the Latin American nation, officials said.
Nov 19, 2016, 04:25 AM ISTDonald Trump`s daughter Ivanka sits in on landmark Japan PM talks
Ivanka Trump is a key player in her father`s business empire and has her own fashion label and jewellery line.
Japan PM Shinzo Abe confident in Donald Trump`s diplomacy debut
Japan is one of the US' closest allies but Donald Trump alarmed Tokyo policymakers during the campaign by musing about pulling the thousands of US troops from the region.
Nov 18, 2016, 08:43 AM ISTDonald Trump meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
US President-elect Donald Trump has met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his first meeting with a foreign leader after winning the presidential elections last week.
Nov 18, 2016, 07:23 AM ISTShinzo Abe to get hastily arranged meeting with Donald Trump in New York
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, rattled by Donald Trump`s campaign rhetoric that cast doubt on long-standing U.S. alliances, meets the American president-elect on Thursday for talks whose details were arranged only at the last minute.
Nov 18, 2016, 03:25 AM ISTDonald Trump to host Japan's PM Shinzo Abe amid cabinet-building efforts
Japan's Shinzo Abe will today become the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump, as the US president-elect continues efforts to select candidates for top jobs in his cabinet.
Nov 17, 2016, 20:23 PM ISTChina sees THAAD deployment as 'weather vane' under Donald Trump
Whether President-elect Donald Trump goes through with a deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea will be a key indicator to how political ties unfold with China, sources with ties to the leadership in Beijing said.
Nov 17, 2016, 13:24 PM ISTJapan`s Abe heads for New York for first talks with Donald Trump
Japan`s premier Shinzo Abe headed to New York Thursday for talks with Donald Trump, the first leader to meet with the president-elect whose campaign pledges provoked anxiety over US foreign policy.
Nov 17, 2016, 12:38 PM ISTConfusion over Donald Trump's first talks with foreign leader
One day before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s first meeting with a foreign leader, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japanese officials said they had not finalised when or where in New York it would take place, who would be invited, or in some cases whom to call for answers.
Nov 17, 2016, 03:07 AM IST