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Singapore Diplomat Bilahari Kausikan Says U.S. Has Long-term Competitive Strategy with China
Bilahari Kausikan, former permanent secretary of the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told ...
June 22, 2025
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U.S. Wants Japan to Raise Defense Spending to 5% of GDP; Pentagon Spokesperson Calls it ‘Common Sense’ to Match Europe
WASHINGTON — The United States believes its allies in Asia, including Japan, should increase thei...
June 23, 2025
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Tariff Talks Rescheduled as Trump Rigid on Automobiles; Japan Officials Unable to Predict Timing of Agreement
BANFF/CALGARY, Canada — Japan-U.S. negotiations to review Washington’s tariff policy had to be re...
June 18, 2025
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SDF to Send Planes to Help Japanese Nationals Evacuate Israel, Iran; Dispatch Orders Given Based on Foreign Ministry Request
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Thursday he has ordered Air Self-Defense Force transport plane...
June 20, 2025
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Destroyer Passed Through Taiwan Strait in Mid-June Amid China’s Intensifying Military Activities
The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Takanami passed through the Taiwan Strait on June 12, s...
June 20, 2025
Politics & Government
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Japan PM Ishiba to Skip NATO Summit
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has canceled his visit to the Netherl...
June 23, 2025
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Hayashi: U.S. Strikes on Iran Were Show of Determination
The United States’ airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities were a “demonstration of its determina...
June 23, 2025
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Japan Postpones Ending Japan-S. Korea Continental Shelf Agreement; Holds Off to Keep Ties Despite Project’s Lack of Progress
The government has decided to postpone the notification of terminating the Japan-South Korea cont...
June 23, 2025
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Singapore Diplomat Bilahari Kausikan Says U.S. Has Long-term Competitive Strategy with China
Bilahari Kausikan, former permanent secretary of the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told ...
June 22, 2025
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No Vote in Upper House on Bill to Abolish Provisional Gasoline Tax; Bill Likely to Be Scrapped
A House of Councillors committee did not vote on Saturday on a bill to abolish the provisional ga...
June 21, 2025
Defense & Security
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U.S. Wants Japan to Raise Defense Spending to 5% of GDP; Pentagon Spokesperson Calls it ‘Common Sense’ to Match Europe
WASHINGTON — The United States believes its allies in Asia, including Japan, should increase thei...
June 23, 2025
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ASDF Transport Planes Arrive in Djibouti, Setting Up Evacuation of Japanese from Iran, Israel
Two of the Air Self-Defense Force’s C-2 transport planes departed for Djibouti in eastern Africa ...
June 22, 2025
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Japan to Provide Defense Equipment to 8 Countries Under OSA; Framework Helps Like-Minded Nations Enhance Security Capabilities
The government has begun discussing the selection of eight countries in fiscal 2025 as recipients...
June 21, 2025
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China’s Aircraft Carriers Conduct over 1,000 Flight Operations Near Japan Since Late May
About 270 takeoff and landing operations of fighter jets based on the Chinese Navy’s two aircraft...
June 21, 2025
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Destroyer Passed Through Taiwan Strait in Mid-June Amid China’s Intensifying Military Activities
The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Takanami passed through the Taiwan Strait on June 12, s...
June 20, 2025
Elections
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LDP Suffers Hit in Tokyo Assembly Election, Cedes Top Spot to Tomin First Party
The Liberal Democratic Party suffered a major setback in Sunday’s Tokyo metropolitan assembly ele...
June 23, 2025
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17％ of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Election Voters Consulted Social Media Before Casting Ballot; Percentage Was Equal to Those Who Referred to Newspapers
The Yomiuri Shimbun conducted an exit survey of voters in Sunday’s Tokyo metropolitan assembly el...
June 23, 2025
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LDP Suffers Historic Defeat in Tokyo Assembly Election
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Liberal Democratic Party, headed by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, suffe...
June 23, 2025
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Tokyo Assembly Election Candidates Make Last Appeals to Voters on Final Campaign Day in Sweltering Heat
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election candidates made their final appeals to voters on Saturday, t...
June 21, 2025
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Japan’s LDP Says it Aims to Increase Annual Pay by ¥1 Mil. by FY30; Campaign Pledges Also Include ¥20,000 Cash Handout Per Person
The Liberal Democratic Party aims to increase annual salaries by about ¥1 million by fiscal 2030 ...
June 19, 2025
Political Series
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Japan Faces Trump 2.0 / Ishiba Keeps Focus of Talks with Trump on Indo-Pacific Issues; Practical Benefits to U.S. Emphasized
This is the third and final installment in a series of articles exploring the background of the r...
February 13, 2025
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Japan Faces Trump 2.0 / Trump: No Majority Stake in U.S. Steel for Nippon Steel; Deal May Hinge on Right Terminology for ‘Acquisition’
This is the second installment in a series of articles that will explore the background of the re...
February 12, 2025
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Trump Wants to Build Good Relationship with Japan, Is Friendlier Than He Seems, Says Ishiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he shared with U.S. President Donald Trump wide-ranging vi...
February 11, 2025
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Japan Faces Trump 2.0 / Special Study Group Helped Ishiba Prepare for Trump Meeting; Japan Prime Minister Must Continue Strategic Diplomacy
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba succeeded in demonstrating that Japan and the United States’ unity ...
February 10, 2025
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SDF 70 yrs on — Expanding Roles / Ex-Commander General: GSDF Will Remain Last Line of Defense; Japan Should Prepare Defenses in “Both North and South”
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Self-Defense Forces, The Yomiuri Shimbun interviewed Koichiro...
July 10, 2024
G7 Summit
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Ishiba, Trump Fail to Reach Tariff Agreement at G7; Ministerial-Level Talks will Continue
BANFF, KANANASKIS, Canada— Prime Minister Ishiba met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday i...
June 17, 2025
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G7 Unable to Reach Consensus on Ukraine Statement; U.S. Shifts Toward Pro-Russia Position
The Group of Seven is planning to forgo issuing a joint leaders’ statement following a Feb. 24 vi...
March 1, 2025
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Japan’s Prime Minister Urges G7 Leaders to Avoid Showing Wrong Precedent over Russian Aggression against Ukraine; Ishiba Calls for Dialogue to Not Favor Russia
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for Group of Seven nation leaders to avoid showing the wrong...
February 25, 2025
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G-7 Leaders Reaffirm Close Cooperation on Middle East
Paris/Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Leaders from the Group of Seven major democracies on Wednesday reaffirme...
October 3, 2024
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Japan Prime Minister Stresses Diplomatic Achievements at G7; Domestic Issues Grow Increasingly Difficult to Handle
GROTTAGLIE, Italy — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made his presence felt in discussions on economi...
June 16, 2024
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