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Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after calm day on Wall St

Business
Jessica Roberts

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after U.S. stocks held relatively steady on Wall Street. U.S. futures and oil ...

2 Japanese navy helicopters crash during training, 1 dead

World
David Turner

TOKYO (AP) — Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a nighttime ...

Biden will meet Japan’s PM Kishida amid differences on US Steel deal

World
David Turner

WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a much-anticipated visit to Washington on Tuesday that spotlights shared concerns about provocative ...

Japan PM proposed summit with Kim Jong Un, North Korea says

World
David Turner

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida offered to meet with North Korean leader ...

North Korea resume missile test days after South Korea, US end military drills

U.S.
Amanda Smith

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Monday morning, its neighbors said, days ...

North Korean leader Kim calls for war readiness while inspecting construction of warships

World
David Turner

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reiterated his focus on strengthening his naval forces as he inspected ...

North Korea says it tested solid-fuel missile tipped with hypersonic weapon

World
David Turner

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday said it flight-tested a new solid-fuel intermediate-range missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead ...

Toyota’s Daihatsu will suspend all vehicle shipments over widespread safety cheating

Business
Jessica Roberts

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese transport ministry officials inspected Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu on Thursday, one day after officials announced it was suspending the ...