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…
Blinken in final Japan visit as Trump’s return weighs on Tokyo’s mind
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off talks with his counterpart in Japan on Tuesday, as the top American diplomat seeks a nervous Tokyo that their alliance will remain…
Blinken wades into political crisis with stop in South Korea
Seoul – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives late Sunday in crisis-riven South Korea where he will seek delicately to encourage continuity with the policies, but not tactics, of…
10 Stock Market Predictions for 2025
Stepping into a new year, investors have a lot to be thankful for. In 2024, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and technology-driven…
Trump’s Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced a slew of picks to fill key Pentagon positions, but his choice to be the Defense Department's policy chief may be the most consequential…
Trump upending global politics a month before taking office
His second term doesn't start for a month, but Donald Trump is already sending shock waves around the world.His trade threats helped set off a Cabinet crisis in Canada that…
Trump says he’s open to meeting Ishiba before inauguration
Donald Trump has signaled an openness to meetings with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of the US president-elect's Jan. 20 inauguration, a reversal from his team's earlier claim that no…
Trump picks businessman George Glass as Japan ambassador
US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen businessman George Glass to be ambassador to Japan as he continues to stack his administration with Officials who have espoused hawkish views toward China.“I…
Trump Picks George Glass as US Ambassador to Japan | Politics
Donald Trump, the US President-elect, announced on Monday the appointment of George Glass, a seasoned investment banker and former diplomat, as the country's next ambassador to Japan. Glass previously…
Widow of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes to meet with Trump
Akie Abe, the widow of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, plans to travel to the United States this weekend in the hopes of arranging a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump,…