US President Donald Trump signed a framework with Japan on securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths. China has a near-monopoly on global rare-earth supplies, which Beijing has weaponized in its trade war with the US.

President Donald Trump received a royal welcome on Monday in Japan, the latest leg of a five-day Asia trip which he hopes to cap with an agreement on a trade war truce with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

President Donald Trump left for Asia late on Oct. 24, as the U.S. government shutdown continues and with the president seeking to resolve a trade war.

Trump is also due in South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and will meet President Lee Jae-myung.

Donald Trump headed to Japan on Monday, the next leg of an Asia tour that could see the US president and China's Xi Jinping end the bruising trade war between the world's largest economies.Global markets will be watching closely to see if the meeting with Xi on Thursday can halt the trade war sparked by Trump's sweeping tariffs,

Trump met with new Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi, who heralded the start of a “new golden age” in the bilateral relationship following tricky trade talks.

North Korea on Tuesday slammed Japanese politicians for recently visiting a controversial war shrine and sending ritual offerings to the Yasukuni Shrine, which symbolizes the country's militaristic past.

Not long ago, it would have been laughable to imagine Lee Jae-myung and Takaichi Sanae as leaders that would foster friendlier ties between these countries..

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a top military official issued separate warnings over the weekend ahead of upcoming U.S. military drills with South Korea and Japan.

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office.

Beijing seeks to strengthen regional financial ties and boost yuan use as US trade pressures weigh on East Asian economies China is in talks with Japan and South Korea - both US allies - about a possible trilateral currency swap to bolster the region's financial safety net and deepen economic cooperation amid US President Donald Trump's trade war,