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US President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
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Korea Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York City, US, September 21, 2026. REUTERS
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a media interview at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 30, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gestures, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S., August 31, 2026. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe
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Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks to the media about the U.S.-Japan joint forex action upon her arrival at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Russian Foreign Ministry urges Japan to fully recognise WWII outcomes, stop whitewashing wartime aggression
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Russia protests Japan PM's remarks over disputed islands
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Japan to test hypersonic missiles in Australia
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Japan's Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto, who was summoned over criticism by Japanese officials of a recent visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the disputed Kuril Islands, leaves following a meeting at the headquarters of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow, Russia, August 18, 2026. REUTERS
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Russia protests to Japanese ambassador over Takaichi's 'anti-Russian' remarks
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Sakhalin region Minister of Education Anastasia Kikteva, tours a museum of a local school during his visit on the Southern Kuril Island of Iturup, in far eastern Sakhalin Region, Russia, August 13, 2026. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS
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Putin visits disputed island near Japan, drawing Tokyo's ire
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A Japanese yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo
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US-Japan action undercuts G7's historic FX role
09/08/2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech during a memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing, at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, August 6, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Japan's Takaichi reaffirms non-nuclear pledge at Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary
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