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Japan-talks TOKYO/SEOUL/WASHINGTON, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan ...
Senior diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan reaffirmed Friday the need to maintain "strong" deterrence ...
As Trump-induced global economic uncertainty and economic protectionism rock the established international order, Japan is redefining its economic security strategy by looking to like-minded countries ...
The meeting was cancelled after the US asked Japan to boost defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Japan pulls out of talks with Trump administration after ‘being ordered to spend more on defence’ The two countries were set to hold annual security talks on 1 July ...
The tension over security issues comes as the allies hold tough trade talks after President Donald Trump in April imposed “reciprocal” tariffs on Japan.
Japan and the U.S. have begun trade negotiations, with media reports suggesting Tokyo’s delegation is trying to win a reprieve from the tariffs by pledging to make more cars in the U.S.
South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung vowed Wednesday to restart dormant talks with North Korea and bolster a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan, as he laid out key policy goals ...
In Tokyo, there’s concern — and more than a little trepidation — over what the Nippon Steel deal and doubled tariffs portend for the economic relationship.
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japan's chief tariff negotiator said Friday that he and U.S. Cabinet members agreed in their talks that they are making progress ...
In ongoing tariff negotiations between Japan and the US, the Japanese government has proposed purchasing semiconductor products from American manufacturers worth several billion US dollars. This ...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday said Tokyo aims to advance tariff talks with the US, with the goal of achieving an outcome during the Group of Seven summit next month.