Japanese religious freedom and Prime Minister Kishida
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Washington is an important step in the Freedom Alliance’s effort to contain China.Specifically, Mr. Kishida must achieve the combined goals of...
View ArticleKishida cracks jokes, invokes 'Star Trek' as he and Biden toast U.S.-Japan...
WASHINGTON — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cracked jokes and invoked a touchstone of American culture as he quoted from “Star Trek” at Wednesday's state dinner, telling guests at the White...
View ArticleBiden, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio open to talks with North Korea...
President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said Wednesday they remain open to dialogue or a direct summit with North Korea over its nuclear ambitions and missile program.Mr. Kishida said...
View ArticleJoe Biden seeks coalition with Japan, Philippines to counter a rising China
President Biden is employing some personal diplomacy this week as he intensifies his efforts to build a network of defense alliances in East Asia to challenge China’s growing influence and power.This...
View ArticleJoe Biden welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to White House to...
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden formally welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife to the White House on Wednesday for a state visit focused on bolstering the two nations’...
View ArticleChina's Xi Jinping hosts ex-Taiwan leader in Beijing in a message of...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held a highly unusual meeting with a former leader of Taiwan, the democratic island that Beijing considers to be a breakaway province, in a signal to...
View ArticleFumio Kishida, Japanese prime minister, addresses Congress amid skepticism...
WASHINGTON — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed U.S. lawmakers at the Capitol on Thursday, urging them to consider the importance of global commitments at a time of tension in the...
View ArticleJapan to give 250 cherry trees to replace those being removed from D.C.'s...
Japan is giving the U.S. 250 cherry trees, which will replace the trees being removed from around the Tidal Basin in the nation’s capital, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced during his...
View ArticleU.S., Japan, South Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders...
ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (AP) — A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a two-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Biden...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Japanese Prime Minister Kishida's triumphant visit
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida received a rousing welcome on Thursday at a joint session of Congress. Members on both sides of the political aisle set aside their domestic squabbles to listen...
View ArticleU.S. Steel shareholders approve sale to Japan's Nippon Steel that is opposed...
PITTSBURGH — U.S. Steel shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the company's sale to Nippon Steel of Japan for $14.1 billion in cash, voicing unequivocal support for a combination that has drawn...
View ArticleJapan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes historic visit to North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cemented economic links and cultural amity with North Carolina on Friday, following up time in Washington during his official U.S. visit by...
View ArticleJapanese Prime Minister Kishida's successful visit
The state visit of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was a timely reminder by one of our closest allies that the tense situation in East Asia will require even greater U.S. global leadership.In his...
View ArticleU.S. envoy to the U.N. vows support for Japanese who were abducted, taken to...
TOKYO (AP) — The United States ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that America will stand with Japan until all the Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago return home to end their...
View ArticleStrong earthquake in southwestern Japan leaves 9 with minor injuries, but no...
TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake that struck southwestern Japan late Wednesday left nine people with minor injuries and caused damages such as burst water pipes and small landslides, authorities said,...
View Article1 dead, 7 missing after 2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in the Pacific...
TOKYO | Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during nighttime training in a possible collision, leaving one dead while rescuers on...
View ArticleJapan's anti-monopoly body says Google must fix ad search limits affecting...
TOKYO — Japan’s antitrust watchdog said Monday that U.S. search giant Google must fix its advertising search restrictions affecting Yahoo in Japan.The Japan Fair Trade Commission said in a statement...
View ArticleDonald Trump to meet with senior Japanese official after court session...
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is meeting with another foreign leader while he's in New York for his criminal hush money trial.The presumptive GOP nominee will host former Japanese Prime...
View ArticleRussia vetoes U.N. resolution calling for prevention of nuclear arms race in...
UNITED NATIONS — Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space.The vote in the...
View ArticleJapan plans to launch upgraded observation satellites on new flagship...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency announced Friday a plan to launch a major upgrade to its satellite imaging system, as a new flagship rocket is put to the test for a third time.The Japan Aerospace...
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