Trump announces F-35 missiles for Japan arriving 'this week' during USS George Washington visit, signaling accelerated U.S. defense deliveries to Tokyo.

TOKYO () -Around 20 companies from Japan and the U. have expressed interest in projects that could contribute to Tokyo's commitment to invest $550 billion in the United States as part of a trade agreement,

Westinghouse is looking at building pressurized water reactors and small modular reactors in projects worth up to $100 billion, involving Japanese suppliers like Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Toshiba and IHI. A consortium that includes GE Vernova and Hitachi is also considering building small modular reactors.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday talked up "high-level exchanges" in a call with Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi, hinting at a potential meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japan's new premier,

President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, welcoming her pledge to accelerate a military buildup and signing deals on trade and rare earths.

A man accused of killing former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, told a court in the capital Tokyo that "everything is true", according to local media. Yamagami used a homemade gun to shoot Abe during a political campaign event in the western city of Nara in 2022.

Shares of Nidec, the precision motor maker founded by Japanese billionaire Shigenobu Nagamori, plunged by their daily 500 yen limit (19%) on Tuesday after the Tokyo Stock Exchange announced its decision to remove the 52-year-old company from the benchmark Nikkei 225 and Topix indexes.

Center for Security Policy’s Col. Grant Newsham joined 'Fox & Friends First' to break down what’s at stake as President Trump begins a week-long trip across Asia, starting in Japan.