Topic: Yasuo Fukuda

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Japan twice in 2019, according to a local press report.

President Donald Trump will be joined Wednesday by a number of notable world leaders and figures for the state funeral of president George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral.

Leaders from across the globe are set to gather Wednesday morning to pay tribute to the late President George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral.

A former Japanese prime minister slammed current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and his administration, in the aftermath of school-related scandals.

On Sept. 23, 1806, U.S. explorers Lewis and Clark returned to St. Louis on their historic journey from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast and back.

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014

UPI Almanac for Monday, Sept. 23, 2013.

Japanese Prime Minister-to-be Shinzo Abe plans to appoint veteran party lawmaker Fumio Kishida as foreign minister, sources told Kyodo News Tuesday.

Leadership changes in both Japan and South Korea may offer opportunities to improve ties strained by history and territorial issues, experts and officials said.

UPI Almanac for Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012.