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January 13, 2023

Biden ignores shouted questions on classified documents investigation as he meets with Japanese PM

President Biden said nothing to the press pool Friday as he entered the White House with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan amid questions about his handling of classified documents.

January 13, 2023

Shinzo Abe assassination: Suspect charged with murder in fatal shooting of Japan's former prime minister

The man accused of shooting and killing Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was charged with murder. Tetsuya Yamagami allegedly admitted to police that he killed Abe.

January 12, 2023

China threat: Britain, Japan sign major defense deal to allow mutual troop access

The United Kingdom has increasingly focused on the Pacific amid concerns over China and the need for more trade deals following its exit from the European Union.

January 12, 2023

Defense Secretary Austin 'seriously doubts' China invasion of Taiwan is 'imminent'

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he "seriously doubts" that China's increased aggression in and off the Taiwan Strait means that an invasion is "imminent."

January 11, 2023

US, Japan to place anti-ship missiles on Okinawa amid rising China tensions

The U.S. and Japan announced plans to provide advanced weapons like anti-ship missiles to Marine forces stationed on Okinawa in an effort to cow China and North Korea.

January 11, 2023

Parents of naval officer jailed in Japan plead with Biden to secure his release in talks with Japanese PM

The parents of a Navy lieutenant detained in Japan urged the White House to secure their son's release in his upcoming meeting with the Japanese prime minster.

January 7, 2023

Bataan survivor, 101, remembers enduring POW camps because ‘God sustained me’

Bataan survivor Lloyd Ponder, 101, remembers enduring malaria and hunger in POW camps because ‘God sustained me.’ He came home and married his sweetheart.

January 6, 2023

Iowa's Bessie Hendricks, the oldest person in the US, dies at 115

Bessie Hendricks, the oldest person in the United States, died on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the age of 115 at the Shady Oaks Care Center in Lake City, Iowa.

January 4, 2023

Tokyo to give 5,000 yen in monthly benefits per child

The Tokyo Government is planning on offering households with children aged 18 or younger in the capital a monthly handout of about 5,000 yen, or 38 dollars, per child.

January 4, 2023

Japan offering families 1 million yen per child to leave Tokyo for rural areas

Japanese lawmakers have boosted an incentive program that will now provide 1 million yen, $7,500, per child to families who leave Tokyo for rural areas.