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US envoy George Glass and his wife Mary are welcomed by Joseph Young, acting deputy chief of mission at the US embassy in Tokyo, upon their arrival at Haneda airport on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Japan in ‘tough neighbourhood’, allies need to stand up to China: US envoy

George Glass also said he was ‘extremely optimistic’ that Washington would strike a deal on tariffs with Tokyo.

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Japan

Is China planning to declare shared control of Diaoyu Islands with Japan?

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Japan

Japan-led Texas train project derailed by US – is ‘liberal idea’ the reason?

United States

S&P 500, Nasdaq gain on boost from US-Japan tariff talks

Indexes had extended losses on Wednesday after US Fed chair Jerome Powell warned Trump’s trade policies risked pushing inflation.

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Japan’s shift to US rice as prices soar 70% may allow leeway in tariff talks

Despite Trump’s claims of a 700 per cent levy on rice, the US accounts for 60 per cent of Japan’s tariff-free import limits of the staple.

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Trump inserts himself into Japan tariff talks, hails ‘big progress’

According to the Japanese delegation, the US president said getting a deal with Tokyo was a ‘top priority’.

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Japan

Trump claims Japan security treaty is ‘one-sided’. What does he really want?

The US president’s ‘one-sided deal’ rhetoric is aimed at extracting trade concessions and higher defence payments from Tokyo, observers say.

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US President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Photo: AFP
Japan

Opinion | Will Trump’s economic tsunami undermine the US-Japan security partnership?

Tariff shocks have eroded the tentative confidence that the alliance was on a strong footing under Trump’s second administration.

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US-China relations

Spurred by China, US-Japan space cooperation expands beyond civilian projects

East Asia faces ‘severe security environment’ with Beijing and Moscow ‘irresponsible’ in their conduct, senior Tokyo official says.

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Japan

‘They don’t pay anything’: Trump again chides ‘one-sided’ Japan defence pact

‘If we’re ever attacked, they don’t have to do a thing to protect us,’ US president says.

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Japanese and US troops take part in a military exercise in Japan’s Shizuoka prefecture in 2022. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

Japan moves to front of queue for tariff talks with US

Optimism in Tokyo’s markets suggests hopes are high for a breakthrough, despite Donald Trump’s rhetoric about Japan treating the US poorly.

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US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrive for a joint press conference in the White House in February. Photo: AFP
United States

Trump orders fresh review of Nippon Steel’s bid for US Steel

White House directive sent share price of US Steel up over 13 per cent as move raised hopes of approval for deal blocked by Biden in January.

Diplomacy

Macroscope | Trump could end up making Asia, not America, great again

The US’ presence in Asia is entrenched but the prospect of a Europe-East Asia economic alliance is one card both regions could play.

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US-China relations

Observers warn of South China Sea, Taiwan uncertainties as US allies draw closer

Warning comes after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth visits Philippines and Japan with pledges to boost defence cooperation.

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US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has highlighted the need for regional cooperation to counter China. Photo: AFP
Japan

Japan braces for heavy blow from US car tariffs as Ishiba weighs response

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tokyo will consider the ‘most effective response’ to US levies on car imports.

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Automobiles made up 28.3 per cent of Japan’s total exports to the US in 2024. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Pentagon may stop expanding American forces in Japan to save US$1 billion

The move could undermine the process to upgrade the role of Japan-based US forces amid China and North Korea threats.

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Japan

Opinion | The strategic implications of Trump 2.0 for Japan

With the US re-examining its commitments, Tokyo faces the dilemma of managing a shifting landscape without losing its strategic footing.

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Japan

As US pressures Japan to pay more for defence, will Trump’s demands ‘never end’?

George Glass, Washington’s nominee for ambassador to Japan, says the cost of deterring China has become ‘significantly more expensive’.

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US President Donald Trump meets with Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (not pictured) at the White House on February 7. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Japan, US to mark 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima battle amid trade tensions

Tokyo hopes joint memorial will underline commitment to security alliance, but Hegseth expected to ask Japan to do more to defend itself, analysts say.

Japan

‘Real reasons to be worried’: are US tariffs finally coming for Japan?

Japan’s attempts to seek a tariff reprieve do not seem to have moved Trump’s administration, analysts note.

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Japan’s controversial award to US firebombing general sparks outrage 80 years on

Gushiken Takamatsu said Curtis LeMay, who orchestrated the firebombing, should never have been given the honour.

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Gushiken Takamatsu leaves a cave after searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa in Itoman, southern Japan. Photo: AP
Japan

Trump’s warning shot to Japan casts doubt on US defence guarantees in Asia

The US president’s recent remarks reveal that Washington ‘is no longer committed to defending Japan, South Korea or Taiwan’, an analyst says.

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US President Donald Trump with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House last month. Photo: Sopa Images via Zuma Press Wire/dpa
Diplomacy

Opinion | Why US allies in Europe and Asia are ‘de-risking’ from Trump

Collective bargaining may be the only defence against his flirtation with rival superpowers, protectionist policies and transactionalist diplomacy.

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Japan

Japan’s conservatives have change of heart about ‘disastrous’ Trump

Conservative politicians and others in Japan are concerned about the US president’s erratic policies, particularly on trade and security.

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Did Ishiba cosy up to Trump or was he an effective negotiator at the summit?

While some critics said Ishiba’s praise of Trump was excessive, others declared the Washington summit between the two leaders “a success”.

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds a book presented by US President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. Photo: AP
China trade

Trump has fired his first tariff salvo at China. Are Japan and South Korea next?

The two Asian countries’ sizeable trade surpluses may make them targets for the US president’s next round of import duties.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has already met with US President Donald Trump, potentially in advance of US import duties being levied on Japanese goods. Photo: DPA
Japan

‘Normal’ first summit between Japan’s Ishiba and Trump deemed a success

With Donald Trump targeting a trimming of the US’ deficit in its trade with Japan, tariffs against Tokyo cannot be discounted, analysts say.

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Japan

‘Trump likes winners’: Japan’s ‘weak’ PM meets America’s strongman

Armed with promises to buy US weapons and energy, Shigeru Ishiba hopes to stave off tariffs – but Trump is expected to push for more.

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