Masaoki Sen, a Kamikaze Volunteer and Japan Tea Ceremony Grandmaster, Dies

A pilot who never flew on a suicide mission during World War II, Mr. Sen went on to become a grandmaster of Japan’s tea ceremony and used the platform to oppose all wars.

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Japan Says Trump to Correct ‘Extremely Regrettable’ Error in Tariff Order

Tensions have been mounting between the United States and Japan as both sides appear to have starkly different interpretations of a trade deal finalized last month.

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How the Nuclear Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Changed Japan

The country’s postwar Constitution is under scrutiny as Japan rebuilds its military, spooked by a rising China and other potential threats.

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Does Japan Want American Cars? Trump’s Push to Open Foreign Markets Faces Test.

President Trump is celebrating deals that lower trade barriers on American staples like cars. Experts question how much of an effect this will have.

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Recent global trade deals with the U.S. were secured with murky investments.

were secured with huge, often vaguely defined investment pledges from partners like Japan.

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Murky Pledges of Investment Cast Shadow on Trump’s Trade Deals

Recent global trade deals with the United States were secured with huge, often vaguely defined investment pledges from partners like Japan.

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South Korea Reaches Trade Deal With Trump

The agreement comes after other American allies, like Japan, clinched their own deals to partly moderate President Trump’s tariff threats.

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8.8-Magnitude Earthquake Off Russia Could Be One of the Largest on Record

It is the most powerful quake since the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan that triggered a 50-foot tsunami and the nuclear disaster at Fukushima.

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Trump’s Tariff Deals With E.U., U.K. and Japan Are a Blow to Canada’s Car Industry

Recent pacts with Britain, Europe and Japan mean that autos exported from those countries and regions face lower U.S. tariffs than Canadian vehicles do.

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Last Soldiers of an Imperial Army Have a Warning for Young Generations

As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, only a few veterans of Japan’s brutal war remain. “Never die for Emperor or country,” one advised.

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