Japanese official Takaichi followed custom by laying flowers at Arlington National Cemetery during a visit to Washington.

Japan has formally requested that the United States refrain from imposing new tariffs or increasing existing ones, ahead of a visit by a Japanese official, Takaichi.

Top Japanese officials are backing a tech and entrepreneurship initiative led by Joichi Ito, whose involvement with Jeffrey Epstein may endanger efforts to get the project off the ground.

Japanese officials see growing opportunities for cooperation as the European Union expands defense spending and moves to reduce dependence on the United States.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi declared during her White House meeting with President Trump that only he can achieve global peace, emphasizing calls from Japanese officials for his leadership.

A Japanese official is traveling to the U.S. to discuss additional projects as part of a $550 billion pledge, with three projects already agreed upon and more expected soon.

Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Ozaki stated that Bank of Japan Governor Ueda clarified there were no specific policy requests regarding reports that Prime Minister Takaichi expressed reluctance about further interest rate hikes.

Japanese officials are currently examining other countries' responses while taking Tokyo's relations with Washington into consideration before making a decision.

G7 leaders are reportedly seeking summits with Japanese official Takaichi as part of efforts to balance relations between China and the United States.

Japanese officials are investigating after a massive steel cylinder, equivalent to a four-story building, unexpectedly emerged from the ground during sewage construction work in Osaka.

Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko met with Akihiko Tanaka, president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), during a working visit to Japan to discuss further cooperation.