Ballet dancers who evacuated to Japan when Russia invaded Ukraine conveyed Japanese culture and a message of peace on a tour to Latvia Ukrainian ballet dancers Nelia Ivanova and Svitlana Shlikhter were deeply moved when the audience gave a standing ovation during their Japan-based troupe's performance in Latvia,

When it comes to the war in Ukraine, President Trump finds common cause with the world’s outlier states and stands against traditional U.S. allies like Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan and Italy.

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And households are hating it. Part of the problem is that most of the inflation from which Japan is suffering comes from abroad. It wasn’t the BOJ’s ultraloose policies that defeated deflation — it was Vladimir Putin.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. (Susan Walsh/AP) Preparations are underway for a face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin,

Japan is battling a blaze in the eastern coastal city of Ofunato that has consumed at least 5,200 acres — the country’s largest wildfire in more than 30 years. One person has reportedly died, and 4,600 residents have been evacuated.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday that he will strive to avoid division between the United States, Ukraine and the

The invasion of Ukraine and the economic sanctions that quickly followed have caused Japan’s exports of used cars to Russia to take a steep plunge. Russia was Japan’s largest used car market ...

TOKYO: Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (pic) called for Group of Seven nation leaders to avoid showing the wrong precedent during talks to end Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

Shigeru Ishiba expresses hope that diplomatic efforts, including those being made by the US, will end the war - Anadolu Ajansı

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski agreed Friday on a five-year action plan pledgi

Russia has offered the United States to restore direct air links between the two countries during the latest round of consultations with Washington, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday. Russian and U.S. diplomats met in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss ...