Japan foreign minister to attend Trump Jan. 20 inauguration
WASHINGTON – Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will attend Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration for his second term as president, ensuring that a high-ranking official from a key Asian ally is…
Japan Foreign Min. to Attend Trump’s Inauguration
Newsfrom Japan Politics Jan 11, 2025 01:46 (JST) Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is seen visiting Washington to attend the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump…
Japan announces new national security advisor
Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Masataka Okano will be named as the country's next top security adviser, replacing Takeo Akiba.The decision was formally approved in a Cabinet meeting on Friday,…
Ishiba expresses eagerness to visit China soon
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed an eagerness to visit China as soon as possible during a meeting with the secretaries-general of the ruling parties on Thursday. The meeting comes before…
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in US-Japan alliance
Looking back as his nearly three-year stint as US ambassador to Japan wraps up this month, Rahm Emanuel doesn't have a single thing to point to as his top accomplishment.That's…
Japan’s role in ASEAN tested as Ishiba seeks stronger ties
TOKYO/KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to visit Malaysia and Indonesia from Thursday to Sunday, just days before the return of Donald Trump to the US…
Ishiba Remains Silent on Attending Nuclear Weapons Ban Meeting
The Yomiuri ShimbunTerumi Tanaka, center, a co-chairperson of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, speaks to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, right, at…
Japan’s PM Ishiba Dines with Softbank CEO Son; Exchanges Views on AI Strategies, US Economic Policies
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoSoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son The Yomiuri Shimbun 14:01 JST, January 8, 2025 Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dined with SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO…
Japan Fair Trade Commission to Hire Chief Technology Specialist From Private Sector to Compete With Giant IT Firms
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe Japan Fair Trade Commission The Yomiuri Shimbun 13:59 JST, January 8, 2025 The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to create a new position of…
Japanese political parties struggling to use social media effectively
Japan's political parties are scrambling for ways to capitalize on social media ahead of next summer's election for the House of Councilors, the upper chamber of the country's parliament, wondering…