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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Photo: Pool via Xinhua

Is Japan’s Ishiba too ‘weak’ to deal with Trump? Split views on talks

Conservatives urge Ishiba to wait until his domestic political position stabilises, while others say avoiding Trump could pose greater risks.

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Opinion | Trump will ask Asia-Pacific what it can offer. Leaders must think hard

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Japan ‘bracing for what might come’ from Trump’s return to the White House

Japan grounds its V-22 Osprey fleet again after flight incident

The incident happened during a joint military exercise featuring US and Japanese forces.

The latest incident forced Japanese military officials to ground the aircraft yet again. File photo: AFP

Macroscope | Japan’s election results could have global ramifications

Tokyo’s power vacuum, and questions over Japan’s policies and its relationship with the US under Harris or Trump, could have deeper economic impacts.

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Wary of China, US ranks Japan ‘first’ among Aukus partners: envoy

‘Very close’ talks under way as Washington seeks Tokyo’s cyber-related and other technological support amid deeper Indo-Pacific engagement.

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My Take | Japan’s Ishiba to focus on security ties with South Korea to counter Pyongyang

Shigeru Ishiba’s ‘progressive’ views on thorny historical issues have raised hopes that ties between Japan and South Korea could improve.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (middle) oversees a launch of a ballistic missile at an undisclosed place in North Korea. The threat from North Korea is expected to be a key focus in Shigeru Ishiba’s engagement with Yoon Suk-yeol. Photo: AP

US diplomat proposes Nato-like trade bloc to tackle China’s economic coercion

Rahm Emanuel said the coalition needs the economic equivalent of Nato’s Article 5 for effectiveness.

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Could a rebrand revive Japan’s ‘Asian Nato’ idea to counter China?

Shigeru Ishiba’s call for a Nato-like alliance looks dead in the water without US support. But analysts say it could still make a comeback.

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India rejects Japan’s call for ‘Asian Nato’, despite growing China tensions

Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said unlike Japan, India had never been a treaty ally of another country.

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Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s external affairs minister, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday. Photo: Bloomberg

US deploys laser-equipped warship to Japan with eye on China war threat

USS Preble is the only American destroyer with the advanced Helios laser weapon that can intercept aerial threats such as drones and missiles.

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble transits in the Indian Ocean in March 2018. Photo: US Navy/Handout via Reuters

Biden to host Quad leaders in hometown farewell

Biden has strongly pushed the four-way Quad grouping as part of an emphasis on international alliances to rein in adversaries.

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Biden close to blocking Nippon Steel deal to buy US Steel, insiders say

US Steel warns that a failure of the US$14.9 billion acquisition will put thousands of American union jobs at risk.

Macroscope | Could Japan’s ruling party election revamp relations with China?

The election of an unorthodox figure to lead the Liberal Democratic Party could allow for much-needed balance between diplomacy and deterrence.

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Former Japanese defence minister Shigeru Ishiba shakes hands with a supporter in Yazu, Tottori Prefecture, on August 24. He has announced his candidacy in the ruling party’s leadership race in September. Photo: Kyodo

Was China moving to weaken US alliances by entering Japan’s airspace?

Some experts believe the act is a strategically calculated move to weaken US alliances in the region and a test of Japan’s military responses.

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A Chinese military Y9 intelligence-gathering aircraft that Japan’s defence ministry said “violated” Japanese airspace on Monday. Photo: Japan’s Ministry of Defence / AFP

Japan eyes ‘game-changing’ military hardware to tackle its manpower shortage

Hypersonic missiles and AI-powered drones are just some of the technologies slated to be developed at the new research centre.

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South China Sea: Japan, Philippines hold first joint naval exercise

The deepening of Philippine-Japanese security ties comes as China’s sabre-rattling towards Taiwan and over the South China Sea fuels fears of a potential conflict that could drag in the United States.

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Gearbox caused deadly 2023 Osprey crash in Japan, US Air Force says

US probe finds that the pilots contributed to the disaster by failing to quickly divert to an emergency landing location.

A US military CV-22 Osprey taking off from Iwakuni base, Yamaguchi prefecture, western Japan. File photo: Kyodo

Potential Harris running mate Josh Shapiro opposes Nippon-US Steel merger

‘If the US steel workers aren’t happy with this deal, which they are not, I’m not happy with this deal,’ the Pennsylvania Governor said.

US military command upgrade in Japan a ‘powerful geopolitical signal to China’

Change will help strengthen Japanese roles and burden-sharing in alliance, boost efficiency in tackling ‘fluid circumstances’, observers note.

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Is the US orchestrating the Philippines’ new security pacts to counter China?

Analysts say the US has played a key role in pairing the Philippines with nations like Japan to create a coalition that can counter China.

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President Joe Biden, center, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pose before a trilateral meeting in the White House in Washington on April 11. Photo: AP

US, Japan and South Korea sign pact to institutionalise defence ties

The US will unveil a major revamp of its military command structure in Japan, headed by a three-star general.

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US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts Minoru Kihara and Shin Won-sik pose for photo in Tokyo on July 28. Photo: EPA-EFE

Opinion | The world will look back on US foreign policy under Biden with nostalgia

Whether Trump or Harris wins, Biden’s departure will mark the end of an era of distinctly multilateral American leadership

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South Korea accuses 3 Chinese students of illegal drone video of US carrier

The three, who allegedly photographed Naval Operations Command in Busan, could face three years in prison or a fine of US$21,000.

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Japan’s Nippon Steel hires former Trump envoy Pompeo to clinch US Steel deal

Nippon Steel has positioned the purchase of US Steel as a potential counterweight to China, arguing the purchase would give it sufficient scale to compete with Chinese counterparts.

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been hired as an adviser by Japan’s Nippon Steel to help with its proposed acquisition of US Steel. Photo: Bloomberg

Chinese military simulations of attacks on US air bases in Japan alarms Tokyo

Satellite imagery suggesting China’s military rehearsed strikes on American facilities in Japan sparks urgent security reviews in Tokyo.

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Satellite imagery seemingly showing the Chinese military practising attacks on US fighter jets and aircraft carriers in the deserts of Xinjiang. Photo: X/clashreport

‘People are furious’: Japan’s Okinawa roiled by silence on US base sex crimes

Activists say Tokyo’s failure to liaise with the local government means victims get no help and shows ‘real contempt’ for Okinawans.

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US ambassador to Japan urges Tokyo to help replenish US missile inventory

Japan in December eased its arms export restrictions to accommodate a US request for shipment of surface-to-air missile interceptors produced in Japan.

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US-Japan relations
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last updated:
15 October, 2024
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