Trilateral cooperation between the United States, Japan, and South Korea is crucial to effectively respond to security challenges in the Indo-Pacific, particularly North Korea’s nuclear threat, the State Department said. Speaking at the Foreign Press Center on Friday, State Department’s spokesperson Ned Price said that bolstering trilateral cooperation will be a focal point of the…
US, Japan, South Korea Trilateral Cooperation Crucial to Deter North Korea: State Dept
McDonald’s Japan Hikes Prices for 3rd Time in 10 Months on Surging Costs
TOKYO—The Japanese operator of McDonald’s restaurants announced its third price hike in less than a year on Friday in the latest sign of compounding inflationary pressures on the nation’s consumers. McDonald’s Holding Company Japan Ltd. said it would raise prices on about 80 percent of its menu from Jan. 16, citing currency fluctuations as well…
US, Japan to Discuss Bolstering Security Alliance Amid China Concerns
January 6, 2023
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The United States and Japan will hold talks between their foreign and defense ministers about strengthening their security alliance in the face of communist China’s growing military threats, Japan’s government said on Jan. 6. Japan’s Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi will meet with their U.S. counterparts, Secretary of…
Japanese PM to Visit Canada With G7 Leadership, Ukraine, and Security on Agenda
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will be visiting fellow G7 countries next week, making a stop in Canada on Jan. 12 to discuss issues such as trade and security, whether regional or in relation to Ukraine. Fumio will first visit France, Italy, and the United Kingdom before arriving in Canada and then going to the…
‘Power of Benevolence’ in Shen Yun ‘Raised Me Up’: Company Owner
HIROSHIMA, Japan—Shen Yun Performing Arts uplifted the audiences in Japan on the afternoon of Jan. 3. The theatergoers said that they felt the power of benevolence from the show. “The feeling that Shen Yun gave me is beautiful. Purely beautiful. I can’t find a more suitable word to describe Shen Yun,” said Mr. Fujita Hironori,…
Japanese Community Condemns China’s Move to Resume Outbound Tourism Amid Major COVID Outbreak
January 3, 2023
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Beijing’s move to resume outbound tourism on Jan. 8 amid a nationwide COVID-19 outbreak has sparked criticism among Japanese citizens. Some have condemned the move, calling it “irresponsible” and “immoral behavior.” All quarantine requirements for inbound travelers to China will end as soon as Jan. 8, China’s National Health Commission said on Dec. 26. The cap…
Japan Says It Scrambled Jets to Monitor Chinese Aircraft Carrier Operations
TOKYO—Japan said on Monday it scrambled jet fighters and dispatched aircraft and warships over the past two weeks to keep tabs on China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier and five warships that conducted naval manoeuvres and flight operations in the Pacific. Japan monitored the operations after the Chinese naval group, which included missile destroyers, sailed between the…
Japan Audience Grateful for Shen Yun: ‘This Year Will Be a Good Year’
HIROSHIMA, Japan—Japanese elites felt what they could only describe as divine grace after attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall in Hiroshima, Japan on Jan. 2, 2023. “[Shen Yun] is really awesome, absolutely wonderful. I felt an electric current run through my whole body when the curtain was first opened,”…
Land of the Rising Nukes?
Commentary The U.S.-based security alliance in the Asia-Pacific region as we know it is all but dead. For the first time since the end of World War II, Japan has announced that it will double its defense spending. Over the next five years, its defense budget will increase from about 1 percent to 2 percent…
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Shen Yun’s Excellence ‘Can’t Be Described With Any Language’: Executive
NISHINOMIYA, Japan—Shen Yun Performing Arts kicked off its performances in Nishinomiya, Japan on the afternoon of Jan. 6. The whole hall was full, as even all the later-added seats sold out. Audiences said the show’s beauty was beyond their imaginations, which they enjoyed a lot. Many said that they wanted to learn from Shen Yun…