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Biden Speaks to Japanese Prime Minister Kishida After Abe’s Death, Trump in Talks About Attending Funeral

President Joe Biden held a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and former President Donald Trump has been talking to the family of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about attending Abe’s funeral. Abe, 67, was assassinated on Friday during an election campaign speech in Nara, Japan, by a man with a handmade…


Biden Speaks to Japan’s Kishida After Abe’s Death; Trump in Talks About Attending Funeral

President Joe Biden spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on July 8 to offer condolences over the death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe, 67, was assassinated on July 8 in Nara, Japan, during a campaign speech backing his party’s candidates ahead of a parliamentary election, by a man with a homemade gun….


Japan to Cap Russian Oil at Half Current Price: Kishida

Japan will impose a cap on the purchase price of Russian oil by lowering it in half, in tandem with the Group of Seven (G-7) nations’ campaign against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday. Kishida said the Japanese government would establish a mechanism to ensure that Russian oil “will not…


Japan to Coordinate With US in Setting Caps on Russian Oil Prices: Official

Japan has agreed to coordinate with the United States in setting a price cap on Russian oil exports to pressure Moscow to halt its aggression against Ukraine, according to a Japanese official. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G-7) summit on Sunday…


Japan’s Exploring ‘Counterstrike Capabilities’ to Response to Growing China Threats in Indo-Pacific: Analysts

Indicating a potential historic shift, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 10 that Japan will reinforce its defense capabilities and is exploring the possibility of possessing counterstrike capabilities. This is to ensure that Japan plays a more responsible role in the region threatened by Chinese activities in the South…


Trilateral Relations Between US, Japan, South Korea Improve Amid Growing Beijing Threat in Indo-Pacific

New Analysis The defense chiefs of the United States, Japan, and South reached a consensus in Singapore on June 11 to deepen security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. At the trilateral meeting, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, and South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup also unanimously opposed any unilateral actions…


Japan Cites Concern for Taiwan’s Stability in First Policy Roadmap

Japan will double its defense spending in the next five years, according to a policy roadmap released June 7. The document cited the need to increase defense capabilities and maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait, where Beijing has increased its military presence. The Japanese Cabinet approved the annual fiscal and economic policy roadmap, the first…


Japanese Astronaut Will Join NASA’s Artemis Mission to the Moon: Biden

President Joe Biden said on May 23 that a Japanese astronaut will board NASA’s Artemis mission to the moon, as the United States and Japan seek to expand civil space cooperation. During a press briefing with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Biden said the partners are committed to sending a Japanese astronaut to…


US Will Support Japan Becoming Permanent Member of Reformed UN Security Council: Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the nation intends to become part of the group of permanent United Nations Security Council members that currently includes China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. “I expressed the necessity to reform and strengthen the United Nations including the Security Council, which bears an increasing…


Biden Announces 13-Nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, a New Collective for Asia-Pacific Relations

President Joe Biden in Tokyo is launching a new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) with 12 other countries in the region, who together are signing up as the first members of the economic partnership focusing on the Asia-Pacific. “This framework is a commitment to working with our close friends and partners in the region on challenges…