Tag: Tokyo

Japan ruling party picks Sanae Takaichi as new leader

TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi is likely to be Japan's first female prime minister after winning the race on…

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Japan is arming a warship with US missiles that can hit targets up to 1,000 miles away as Pacific arms race heats up

A Japanese warship is on the way to the United States to be fitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles,…

AI have a dream? A fringe party in Japan wants a chatbot penguin to be its leader

After years of threatening to upend industries around the world, artificial intelligence could soon enter the corridors of…

Sudden deluge of rain floods some streets and halts air and rail traffic in Tokyo

TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain flooded some streets and halted rail and air traffic in Tokyo on Thursday…

Days before death, Charlie Kirk debuted his conservative message in Asia

By John Geddie and Josh SmithTOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) -In the week before his fatal shooting, right-wing U.S. political activist…

Japan hails ‘unprecedented’ security ties as British aircraft carrier visits Tokyo

TOKYO (Reuters) -Security cooperation between Japan and Britain has reached an "unprecedented" level, Japan's defence minister said on…

Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35C or more

Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35C or above, the weather office said Wednesday, after…

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South Korea's Lee in Tokyo to highlight friendly ties with Japan before key summit with TrumpTOKYO (AP) —…