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G-20 Top Finance Officials Begin 2-Day Talks in Washington; Tariff War on Agenda

Japanese Minister Akazawa to Visit US from Wed. for 2nd Round of Tariff Talks

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 35,244.41 (+375.78)

Multiple People Injured after Car Plows into Crowd near School in Eastern China

59% of Americans Disapprove of Trump's Sweeping Tariffs: Pew Research Center

Japanese Lenders Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, Gunma Bank Considering Merger

MLB: Shohei Ohtani Picks Up First Hit since Return from Paternity Leave

More Than 230 People Injured after Several Earthquakes Hit Northwestern Turkey

Trump Criticizes Zelenskyy for Refusing to Recognize Russian Control of Crimea

Toyota to Spend $88 Million at West Virginia Plant to Make Hybrid Vehicle Parts

SoftBank Pitcher Hamaguchi Undergoes Surgery for Ossification of Yellow Ligament

Okinawa Police Accuse Two US Marines of Sexually Assaulting Women

Japan Considering Sending Foreign Minister Iwaya to Pope Francis' Funeral

NY Stocks (Wednesday): Dow 39,606.57 (+419.59); Nasdaq 16,708.05 (+407.63)

OpenAI Reportedly Interested in Buying Google's Chrome If Court Orders Spinoff

Osaka Expo Reaches 1 M. Visitors as 28 M. Visitors Targeted by Oct. Closing

Komeito Leader Meets with China's No. 4 Official, Hands Letter from PM Ishiba

Japan Mulls Increasing Rice Imports from US as Bargaining Chip in Tariff Talks

NHK Delays Completion of New Broadcasting Center by 7 Years to FY 2043

PM Ishiba Underscores Need to Safeguard Global Free Trade in Diet Debate

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=141.86-88 Yen; Euro=1.1385-1386 Dollars

Jetstar Japan Ordered to Pay Damages to Cabin Crews over Inadequate Breaks

Elon Musk Says He Will Drastically Reduce Time Working with DOGE from May

CDP to Draw Conclusion This Week on Proposed Tax Cut as Campaign Pledge

Farewell Event Held in Tokyo for Actor Miho Nakayama, Who Died in Dec. at 54

IMF Slashes 2025 Global Growth Forecast to 2.8% in Light of Trump Tariffs

Baseball: Rakuten's Asamura Becomes 47th in Japan to Hit 300th Career Home Run

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 34,868.63 (+648.03)

Trump Says He's Not Going to Play Hardball with China in Tariff Negotiations

British Carrier Strike Group Leaves for 8-Month Indo-Pacific Deployment

Ishiba Meets with Amazon Cloud CEO, Seeks Help to Combat Japan's Population Loss

MLB: Cubs Outfielder Seiya Suzuki Goes 2-for-5, Drives in 2 Runs against Dodgers

43-Year-Old Father Arrested in Hokkaido for Allegedly Murdering 10-Year-Old Son

Japan Begins to Take Bids in 3rd Auction of Government-Stockpiled Rice

PM Ishiba to Visit Vietnam, Philippines from Sun. to Discuss Economy, Security

MLB: Dodgers Superstar Ohtani Goes 0-for-4 at Plate, Draws 1 Walk against Cubs

TEPCO Succeeds in 2nd Nuclear Fuel Debris Test Removal at Fukushima No. 1 Plant

Ex-Japan PM Kishida to Visit Indonesia, Malaysia as Special Envoy of PM Ishiba

17-Year-Old Japanese Amateur Golfer Aira Nagasawa Qualifies for US Women's Open

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 34,808.80 (+588.20)

World Economic Forum Opens Investigation into Founder Klaus Schwab, WSJ Reports

Trump to Visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates on May 13-16

Tesla Net Profit Plunges 71% in First Quarter amid Backlash over Elon Musk

Soccer: Sporting Defeats Rio Ave to Advance to Final of Portuguese Cup

Funeral of Pope Francis to Take Place in St. Peter's Square on Saturday: Vatican

Putin Offers to Halt Ukraine Invasion along Current Front Line, FT Reports

Trump Says He Has No Intention of Firing Federal Reserve Chair Powell

Women's Tennis: Naomi Osaka Eliminated in First Round of Madrid Open

At Least 26 People Dead in Militants' Attack in Indian-Controlled Kashmir

Ishiba Says Japan Will Cut Gasoline Prices by 10 Yen Per Liter, Starting in May