By Tim Kelly, Yukiko Toyoda, John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is considering offering support for a $44 billion gas pipeline in Alaska as it seeks to court U.S. President Donald Trump and forestall potential trade friction,

US military personnel are stationed in Japan, mostly in Okinawa, east of Taiwan. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan received reassurances of continued close ties with its U.S. ally including confirmation that a security treaty covers the disputed Senkaku Islands from new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Jan.

As Donald Trump re-enters the presidential office, the durability of these efforts will be tested, with his administration likely to reshape — though not entirely abandon — this critical partnership.

Japan's biggest drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical posted third-quarter profits on Thursday that trailed analyst estimates but raised its full-year earnings guidance. Operating profit in the three months through end-December stood at 66.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed on Friday the importance of close ties with the United States for regional stability, as he seeks to arrange a meeting with President Donald Trump.

Japan is belatedly addressing an issue described as critically urgent: how to protect undersea cables used for internet traffic from sabotage and eavesdropping.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF)'s state-of-the-art F-35A stealth fighter jets will participate in a joint training exercise with the

TOKYO (Reuters) -SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son's plan to invest billions in AI in the United States shows one way to handle the new Trump administration: go big and deal with the details later. For a Japan Inc anxious about how to navigate the second term of President Donald Trump - and the threat of steep tariffs or other punitive measures - that approach may not be so easy to replicate.

Asia markets are mostly higher on Friday following gains on Wall Street driven by Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms after strong profit reports. Japan's core inflation rate, a key indicator of national trends,

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told the Lower House Budget Committee on Friday that, when he meets with U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 7, he will get confirmation that Japan’s security treaty with the United States covers the defense of the Senkaku Islands, which are also claimed by China.