The United States Treasury Department on Thursday (June 20) added Japan to its "monitoring list" of major trading partners whose currency practices "merit close attention".

US adds Japan to currency 'monitoring list'; stops short of labelling it 'currency manipulator'

During Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s official visit to Washington, the US and Japan announced joint agreements on a plethora of similar interests, including defence and tech, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, semiconductors and space exploration.

Rover and first Japanese astronaut on Moon: US, Japan announce historic space collaboration

Five bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of the US Osprey, a military aircraft, carrying eight individuals that crashed last week (Nov 29) near the Japanese coast, according to an AFP report.

Five bodies recovered from the crashed US military Osprey aircraft off Japanese coast

Japan and US are set to join hands this week to develop a hypersonic missile interceptor together in order to counter hypersonic warheads that are being developed by China, Russia and North Korea.

US, Japan all set to develop hypersonic missile interceptor: Report

Currently, in the last leg of the tour of the G7 industrial powers, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday met US President Joe Biden in Washington. The latter hailed Japan's increase in military spending to keep peace in the region and said the U.

Joe Biden hails PM Kishida for scrapping Japan’s pacifist defence strategy

Mission to Moon: How US and Japan plan to once again send humans to the lunar surface

The United States, South Korea, and Japan pledged Wednesday to cooperate on North Korea as their top diplomats met in London, coming together despite renewed tensions between the Asian nations.

US, Japan, South Korea pledge cooperation toward denuclearisation of North Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga arrived in the United States on Thursday for a summit meeting with US President Joe Biden. The meeting will be Biden's first in-person summit with a foreign leader since taking office in January.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga arrives in US for summit with Joe Biden

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will soon be travelling to the United States to meet US President Joe Biden. Suga will become the first foreign leader to meet the newly-elected US President face-to-face, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told the local reporters.

Japan's Suga to become first foreign leader to visit Biden

Japan and the United States on Friday lauded the decades-old security treaty that is the bedrock of their alliance, but which US President Donald Trump has criticised as "unfair" and imbalanced.

Japan, US reiterate 'unshakeable commitment' to security treaty

U.S. President Donald Trump said, ''US-Japan trade deal is a game-changer''. Watch this video to know more.

U.S. President Donald Trump said, ''US-Japan trade deal is a game changer''

US President Donald Trump on Monday hailed a banner day for American farmers, announcing two trade agreements with Japan that he said would deepen economic ties in agriculture and digital commerce.

US, Japan ink trade agreements on farm, digital exports

US President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday announced a deal in principle on a major bilateral trade deal. "It's a very big transaction," Trump said after talks with Abe on the sidelines of the G7 summit in the French resort town of Biarritz.

US, Japan agree trade deal 'in principle'

US President Donald Trump is on a purposeful trip to Japan. The bilateral ties between US and Japan has been escalates with a mega defence deal. Both nations are on a edge to make ties more stronger and wealthier.

In eventful trip to Japan, Trump inks mega defence deal with Abe

US President Donald Trump and Japan President Shinzo Abe holds a formal meeting in Tokyo, Japan. President Donald Trump exclusively talks about billateral ties between Japan and US, and how they are best.

'Ties with Japan have never been better' says Donald Trump during formal meeting with Shinzo Abe

The winner of a sumo tournament in Tokyo this weekend will take home a unique prize: a custom-made “Trump Award” presented by President Trump himself.

Trump honours Japanese sumo wrestler with 'Trump Award'

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US adds Japan to currency 'monitoring list'; stops short of labelling it 'currency manipulator'