Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is making arrangements to meet in New York with Donald Trump, who is seeking to be reelected as U.S. president in November, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Nearly 100 percent of the United States Steel Corp. shareholders who cast votes on April 12 regarding Nippon Steel Corp.'s proposed acquisition of the company approved the plan, despite opposition from unionized workers backed by President Joe Biden.
The number of Japanese holidaymakers traveling at home and abroad in the upcoming Golden Week holiday period is expected to reach 23.32 million, recovering to over 90 percent of the pre-COVID level, a major travel agency says.
Following a warm reception on the international film festival circuit, an award-winning documentary centered on an unconventional Tokyo ramen shop recently hit theaters in the Japanese capital.