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Japan PM Abe: To meet Trump February 10; reaffirmed importance of alliance
TOKYO/WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Saturday to meet early next month, affirming the importance of bilateral ties while setting the stage for potentially sensitive trade talks. | Video
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Trump to seek quick progress with Japan's Abe on replacement trade deal
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will seek quick progress toward a bilateral trade agreement with Japan in place of a broader Asia-Pacific deal he abandoned this week, when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits the White House next month, an official in the Trump administration said on Thursday. | Video
Japan PM says it's not so easy to change Trump's mind on TPP
TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday that it is not so easy to change U.S. President Donald Trump's mind on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Chinese-owned Club Med to open 15 new resorts by 2019
PARIS Holiday company Club Med, owned by Chinese group Fosun , plans to open 15 new resorts worldwide in the next three years, including one in China and one in Japan in 2017, and to upgrade nine of its existing sites.
Japan doll maker offers mini Trump ahead of Girls Day holiday
TOKYO A traditional Japanese doll modeled after U.S. President Donald Trump has raised eyebrows among some Tokyo shoppers ahead of "Girls Day", a holiday meant to celebrate the health and happiness of girls. | Video
Japan hotel chain could remove books denying Nanjing Massacre from some hotels
TOKYO A Japanese hotel chain at the center of a furor over books its president wrote denying the Nanjing Massacre in wartime China is prepared to consider removing the books from at least some hotels if it receives a formal written request to do so.