Kono pledges to support Saudi women

Apr 28,2019
Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has pledged to help women in Saudi Arabia take an active role in society. He also said that he hopes to see Japan's investment in the Middle East increase.
Japanese-Americans criticize Trump's policy
Apr 28
Japanese-Americans and their supporters have criticized President Donald Trump's immigration policies as racist. Family members of former inmates and others gathered for the 50th anniversary of the beginning of annual visits to a World War Two internment camp.
Suicide bomber likely radicalized in Australia
Apr 28
Sri Lankan investigators say they suspect one of the suicide bombers in the coordinated Easter Sunday attacks was radicalized in Australia.
Synagogue shooting in California leaves one dead
Apr 28
One woman is dead and three other people are injured following a gun attack at a synagogue in California.
Trump expects 'fair' trade with Japan
Apr 28
US President Donald Trump hopes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will work to reduce US trade deficit with Japan. He says he thinks Abe "will be fair."
Indian PM Modi files nomination for parliamentary polls
Apr 26
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday filed his nomination papers from the Varanasi parliamentary constituency in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh where he had comfortably won in last general elections held in 2014.
Australia warns more terror attacks 'likely' in Sri Lanka
Apr 26
Australia on Friday warned more terror attacks were "likely" in Sri Lanka, cautioning citizens against visiting the island nation following the Easter Sunday bombing that claimed 253 lives.