TOKYO/BEIJING (Jiji Press) -- Japan 's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Monday voiced concern over China 's missile launch toward the Pacific Ocean on Monday, July 6. "We are concerned (over the missile launch) in light of security of our nation and the region," the top Japanese...
By NOBUTO SATO Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called for unity among "intermediate powers," including his own nation, in a speech delivered at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 20. Carney warned of "a rupture in the world order" and "the end of a...
SAO PAULO (Jiji Press) -- Members of the Mercosur trade bloc in South America formally announced the start of negotiations for an economic partnership agreement with Japan at a summit in the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion on Tuesday. If realized, the EPA between Japan and Mercosur, whose members...
ROME (Jiji Press) -- Following the U.S.-Iran agreement to end their armed conflict, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has seriously begun considering whether to deploy the Maritime Self-Defense Force 's minesweeping units to the Strait of Hormuz. A ceasefire is a prerequisite for Japan...
EVIAN, France (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has proposed that the Group of Seven major industrialized countries jointly stockpile critical minerals including rare earths. The "Joint Stockpiling Cooperation Initiative" proposed by the Japanese leader at a working dinner on...
The Japanese government plans to help Southeast Asian countries diversify their crude oil procurement sources, in order to stabilize petrochemical supply chains amid the ongoing Middle East tensions. Faced with recent energy shocks following the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi were set to hold their fourth meeting in about six months on Tuesday, underscoring their push to deepen ties between the historical Asian rivals in the face of geopolitical challenges. Lee...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan 's prime minister inaugurated a panel on Monday tasked with reviewing her country 's security and defense policies as tensions escalate with China, North Korea and Russia ramping up their military footprint in the region. It 's part of a push by Sanae Takaichi,...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Tuesday endorsed scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry and deepen cooperation with defense partners. The approval by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet of the new...
President Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae agreed to work closely for the early de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East, with particular focus on ensuring safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The agreement was reached during a 20-minute telephone meeting on March 24,...
TOKYO (AP) — Senior U.S. and Japanese officials tend to shy away from anything but very careful public comments about Japan 's 1941 sneak attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor. So there was embarrassment, confusion and unease on Saturday in Japan after President Donald Trump casually used...
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is traveling Wednesday to the United States for what she expects to be a “very difficult” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump after he called on Japan and other allies to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz. The three-day...
