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’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 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…
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,…
Japan, the US and the Philippines to hold maritime talks
Japan, the United States and the Philippines will hold their first trilateral maritime consultation in Tokyo on Tuesday, the Japanese government said Friday. The three countries will exchange opinions on…