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Japan to continue diplomatic efforts after Iran's attack on Israel
Japan will continue to make every possible diplomatic effort to calm down tensions following Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel over the weekend, the top government spokesman said Monday. Japan has been strongly urging Iran and other relevant parties to exercise restraint, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said in a news… Read
G7 leaders condemn Iran, warn of risk of escalation
Leaders of the G7 nations condemned Iran's attack on Israel and said on Sunday they would work to try to prevent an "uncontrollable regional escalation" in the Middle East. Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of the G7, had called a meeting of G7 heads after U.S. President Joe Biden… Read
Japan strongly condemns Iranian attack on Israel
Japan "strongly condemns" Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel and considers it an escalation that will further destabilize the Middle East, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday. Japan is "deeply concerned," Kishida said after Iran launched an unprecedented attack on Israel that began on Saturday evening and continued through to the… Read
Kishida's U.S. trip may raise odds of general election in Japan in June
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may become more willing to call a general election as early as June as he apparently believes his state visit to the United States has borne fruit, helping reverse his unpopularity. As the first Japanese political leader to make a trip to the United States… Read
Leader of biggest LDP faction seeks review of funds scandal penalty
The de facto leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction has filed a request for a review of a recommendation that he leave the party over a political fundraising scandal. Ryu Shionoya, who serves as chairman of the faction formerly led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,… Read
U.S., Japan, Philippines trilateral deal to change dynamic in South China Sea, Marcos says
A cooperation agreement by the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in the South China Sea and the region, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday, while seeking to assure China it was not a target. "I think the trilateral agreement is extremely important," Marcos… Read
Why is Japan seeking a summit with nuclear-armed North Korea?
United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he supported his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida's attempts to hold face-to-face talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. "I have faith in Japan," Biden told reporters during Kishida's state visit to Washington this week. "I think seeking a dialogue with him… Read
North Carolina welcomes historic visit by Kishida
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cemented economic links and cultural amity with North Carolina on Friday, following up time in Washington during his official U.S. visit by checking up on benchmark Japanese companies building in the ninth-most populous state and meeting with students. In between, Kishida lunched at the governor’s… Read
China summons Japanese, Philippine diplomats over negative comments
China summoned Japanese and Philippine diplomats on Friday to express dissatisfaction over negative comments about it aired during a summit of the leaders of the United States, Japan and Philippines, the foreign ministry said. The United States and its allies, including Japan, have been building up their militaries to counter… Read
Russia tells Japanese envoy it views deeper U.S.-Japanese military ties as a threat
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko warned the Japanese ambassador on Friday that "dangerous trends" in Tokyo's military cooperation with the United States were posing a threat to stability and security in northeast Asia. Moscow weighed in after U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday… Read
