Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Japan on October 28-29 to hold the annual India-Japan summit with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe which will focus on bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interests, news agency PTI reported quoting External Affairs Ministry on Friday.

PM Modi to visit Japan on October 28-29 for India-Japan annual summit

While China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been in the news for a while, Japan is slowly funding the building of supplementary trade corridors in the Mekong region, projecting itself as not only interested in building infrastructure but also trade facilitation through the human capacity building in the region.

Sino-Japan rivalry intensifies in Asia’s growth region

Embattled leader Aung San Suu Kyi vowed Monday to increase transparency over her government's handling of the Rohingya crisis while pitching for foreign investment in Myanmar ahead of a regional summit in Tokyo.

Suu Kyi promises 'transparency' over Rohingya atrocities

Japan would welcome Britain to the Pacific trade deal "with open arms" after Brexit, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said in an interview published on Monday. Abe told the Financial Times that Britain would lose its role as a gateway to Europe after Brexit, but would still be a country "equipped with global strength.

Japan PM Abe says post-Brexit Britain welcome to join Pacific trade pact

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he would coordinate closely with Japan during denuclearization talks with North Korea and promised to raise the issue of the abductions of Japanese citizens in his meetings in Pyongyang.

Pompeo pledges coordination with Japan in North Korea talks, to raise abduction issue

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday replaced his defence minister in a cabinet reshuffle that otherwise left key government positions largely unchanged.

Japan PM Abe names new defence minister in cabinet reshuffle

Japan PM Shinzo Abe appoints new defence minister in cabinet reshuffle

Antiguan Prime Minister, government committed to extraditing Choksi: Ministry of External Affairs Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Raveesh Kumar, on Wednesday shared information on fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi's extradition to India, news agency ANI reported.

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Citing multiple government sources, the paper said officials from the two countries had been in contact several times in recent months to negotiate a possible meeting between the two leaders

Japan eying Abe-Kim summit with possible Pyongyang visit: Report

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today said an "important milestone" was reached towards denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula

Deal with North Korea great for the world, also for China, says Trump

Facing a labour crunch, many companies welcome the influx of part-time workers

Second jobs, once rare in Japan, are reshaping attitudes about work

The US and Japanese leaders will meet ahead of a much-anticipated summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un back on schedule for June 12 in Singapore

Trump, Abe say 'imperative' to dismantle North Korean weapons

Shinzo Abe said the summit was 'indispensable to resolve the problems which have accumulated'

Trump-Kim summit 'indispensable' for resolving North Korea crisis: Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Russia and Japan have not signed an official peace treaty after World War Two due to a dispute over a number of Pacific islands off the northeast coast of Japan

Need peace treaty with Russia to promote economic cooperation: Japan PM

Modi will visit Japan this year for annual India-Japan Summit.

Japan PM Shinzo Abe, PM Modi hold telephonic conversation

The meal, described as "top notch", was cooked up by celebrity Israeli chef Segev Moshe

Netanyahu serves Japan's Shinzo Abe dessert — in a shoe, furore follows

Kim Jong Un said this during a historic faith building summit with South Korean president Moon Jae-in at Panmunjom

Kim Jong-un says he’ll denuclearise if US promises not to invade

Trump is expected to meet the North Korean leader in May-June

Trump has 'very good talk' with Moon, Abe over Korean Peninsula

Kim had a word with South Korea president Moon-Jae-in on Friday after which Moon had relayed Kim’s remark to President Shinzo Abe in a telephone call Sunday morning

North Korea willing to talk to Japan at 'any time'

'I really believe there's a lot of goodwill. A lot of good things are happening. We'll see what happens,' said Trump. He and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un are slated to meet soon

US in direct talks with North Korea 'at a very high level': Trump

The first such visit in more than two years comes at a time of frenetic diplomatic activity in Northeast Asia, ahead of the North's planned summits with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump

Japan Finance Minister to voice North Korea concerns in rare Seoul visit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his plan on Monday

Japan PM to visit US from April 17 to 20 for talks with Trump

During the meeting, Abe told Swaraj that the traditional friendship between the India and Japan was characterised by "heart-to-heart" bonds and blessed with a huge potential for growth

Sushma Swaraj meets Japanese PM Abe, conveys PM Modi's greetings

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PM Modi to visit Japan on October 28-29 for India-Japan annual summit

Sino-Japan rivalry intensifies in Asia’s growth region

Suu Kyi promises 'transparency' over Rohingya atrocities

Japan PM Abe says post-Brexit Britain welcome to join Pacific trade pact

Pompeo pledges coordination with Japan in North Korea talks, to raise abduction issue

Japan PM Abe names new defence minister in cabinet reshuffle

Japan PM Shinzo Abe appoints new defence minister in cabinet reshuffle

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Japan eying Abe-Kim summit with possible Pyongyang visit: Report

Deal with North Korea great for the world, also for China, says Trump

Second jobs, once rare in Japan, are reshaping attitudes about work

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Trump, Abe say 'imperative' to dismantle North Korean weapons

Trump-Kim summit 'indispensable' for resolving North Korea crisis: Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Need peace treaty with Russia to promote economic cooperation: Japan PM

Japan PM Shinzo Abe, PM Modi hold telephonic conversation

Netanyahu serves Japan's Shinzo Abe dessert — in a shoe, furore follows

Kim Jong-un says he’ll denuclearise if US promises not to invade

Trump has 'very good talk' with Moon, Abe over Korean Peninsula

North Korea willing to talk to Japan at 'any time'

US in direct talks with North Korea 'at a very high level': Trump

Japan Finance Minister to voice North Korea concerns in rare Seoul visit

Japan PM to visit US from April 17 to 20 for talks with Trump

Sushma Swaraj meets Japanese PM Abe, conveys PM Modi's greetings