Tetsu Fujimura’s keynote talk at the Tokyo market offered a convincing argument that Japanese IP is becoming one of the country’s core industries.

Takaichi said that the cherry trees would be gifted in recognition of America’s 250th anniversary next year and would bolster a new “golden age” of US-Japan relations.

Shohei Ohtani could pitch out of the bullpen for the Los Angeles Dodgers when the World Series goes back to Toronto this weekend.

Canada’s Brooke Henderson and Wei-Ling Hsu of Taiwan beat Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom and Ingrid Lindblad, 4 and 3, on Saturday to qualify the World team for the International Crown semifinals.

The meeting between the two leaders comes as Tokyo is dramatically ramping up its agenda for remilitarization and the corresponding attacks on the conditions of the working class.

President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington, announcing missile deliveries to Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

Widely viewed as a protégé of Trump’s friend Shinzo Abe, Takaichi emphasized her connection to the deceased Japanese leader as she welcomed Trump to the Akasaka Palace on Tuesday.