The leaders of Japan and France agreed on Friday to strengthen their bilateral economic and security cooperation and pledged to “coordinate closely” on issues related to China. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron held talks ahead of a G-7 leaders summit in Hiroshima, Japan, during which they exchanged views on the…
Japan, France Agree to ‘Coordinate Closely’ on China Issues
Japan’s PM Vows Stronger Cooperation in Landmark Visit to South Korea
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Sunday to deepen cooperation with South Korea to tackle escalating global security challenges in the region as he became the first Japanese leader to visit the country in over a decade. Kishida met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol for a second time since their meeting in Tokyo…
Japan, South Korea Resume Economic Talks After 7 Years as Relations Improve
Japan and South Korea agreed on May 2 to resume finance ministers’ talks that had been stalled for seven years, in the latest sign of thawing ties between the two nations strained by wartime disputes. South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho and his Japanese counterpart, Shunichi Suzuki, met on the sidelines of the annual Asian…
Japan, Egypt Pledge ‘Strategic Partnership’ Upgrade Amid China’s Growing Influence
Japan and Egypt have agreed to elevate their bilateral relations to the “strategic partnership level” as Japan seeks to increase engagement with African countries in the face of communist China’s growing influence. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Egypt as part of a four-nation tour of Africa on April 30, where he met with Egyptian…
Japan’s PM Evacuated Unharmed After ‘Smoke Bomb’ Thrown at Speech Site
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated safely on Saturday after a man threw what appeared to be “a smoke bomb” at a site where Kishida was about to deliver a speech for an election campaign. Kishida was visiting the local Saikazaki Fishing Port in Wakayama City to support his Party’s candidate in a local…
Japan’s Leader Arrives in Ukraine for Meeting With Zelenskyy
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Kyiv in war-hit Ukraine on Tuesday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to Japan’s Foreign Ministry, just a day after Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Russia. Kishida was seen boarding a train from the Polish station of Przemysl near the border with Ukraine at around 1.30 a.m….
US Security Alliances in Asia Get Stronger
Commentary It seems that China has been able to accomplish something that 70 years of U.S. diplomacy could never achieve: push Japan and South Korea closer toward something like a strategic partnership. Earlier this month, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol flew to Tokyo to meet with his Japanese counterpart, Prime Minster Fumio Kishida—the first official…
Japan’s Indo-Pacific Strategy in Focus on Kishida’s Upcoming Visit to India
Japan’s prime minister will visit India next week with a focus on promoting a “free and open Indo-Pacific,” according to Japan’s Foreign Ministry, amid concerns over Beijing’s military assertiveness in the region. The ministry stated that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will embark on his two-day visit to India on Sunday and meet with his Indian…
South Korea, Japan Rebuild Ties in Face of North Korean Threat
The leaders of Japan and South Korea have agreed to restore bilateral ties, including the “complete” normalizing of a military intelligence-sharing pact to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a summit in Tokyo on Thursday, where both promised to turn the…
Declining Birth Rate Threatens Japanese Society’s Ability to Function, Kishida Warns
Japan will cease to function as a society if its birth rate continues to decline, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday, urging his government to create a “children-first economic society”. “Japan is at a critical point of whether we can continue to function as a society. Focusing on policies regarding children and child-rearing is…
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