Defense & Security

Rubio Unlikely to Visit Japan, S. Korea Soon

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio accompanied by from left Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi speaks to the media before the Indo-Pacific Quad meeting at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.

Jiji Press

14:36 JST, July 4, 2025

Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)—U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now unlikely to visit Japan and South Korea soon, government officials of the two East Asian nations have indicated.

This is due to circumstances on the U.S. side, the officials said Thursday.

Washington is apparently prioritizing its response to the tense Middle East situation, informed sources said. U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are scheduled to meet in Washington on Monday.

Rubio had been considering visiting Japan and South Korea in line with his planned trip to Malaysia next week to attend a foreign ministers’ meeting related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.