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…
Ex-PM Miyazawa aired doubts about China’s democratization to Clinton in ’93
In 1993, then-Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa expressed his skepticism about China's democratization in a summit with then-US President Bill Clinton, according to Japanese diplomatic documents declassified by the Foreign Ministry…
Ishiba aims for agreement on corporate political donations by March
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that he will aim for a conclusion on the issue of donations from companies and other organizations to political parties by the end of…
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…
Amid political turmoil, S.Korea vows to continue alliance with Japan, US
ISTANBULIn a show of stability amid growing political turmoil over the president's short-lived imposition of martial law, South Korea Thursday pledged to continue its trilateral alliance with US and Japan.The…
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 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…