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…
Trump taps team geared toward retribution and remaking of US government
WASHINGTON – Less than a month after his victory, US President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a team ready to carry out two of his biggest priorities: retribution against his political…
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said that a meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump, initially considered for after his departure from South America, has been delayed, after Trump's team confirmed…
Japan’s Ishiba Pledges Over $65 Billion Aid for Chip, AI Sectors
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged more than $65 billion of fresh support for the nation's semiconductor and artificial intelligence sector as Tokyo looks to keep up with a global…
Status quo or disruption? Breaking down the US election’s impact on Japan
The result of this week's US presidential election could have a vastly different impact on Japan depending on who wins, with Republican Donald Trump offering up the prospect of disruption…
The Recent Quad Summit and Its Takeaways
The recent Quad summit meeting held on September 21 in Wilmington, Delaware marks a big step forward in the ties between these countries, the United States, India, Japan, and Australia.…
Biden and Kishida affirm strong ties ahead of leadership transition in both nations
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and US President Joe Biden held talks Saturday in what was likely their final bilateral meeting, agreeing to "advance cooperation" on a range of security, economic…
Biden tells Quad leaders that Beijing is testing region at turbulent moment for Chinese economy
CLAYMONT, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden told Indo-Pacific allies on Saturday that he believes China's increasing military assertiveness is an effort to test the region at a turbulent moment…