thejapantimes, 8 days ago to Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to Washington has initiated a new era of technology cooperation between the U.S. and Japan, emphasizing the pivotal role of technological innovation in their alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/16/japan/us-japan-semiconductor-alliance/ #commentary #japan #us #usjapanrelations #technology #semiconductors #china
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to Washington has initiated a new era of technology cooperation between the U.S. and Japan, emphasizing the pivotal role of technological innovation in their alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/16/japan/us-japan-semiconductor-alliance/ #commentary #japan #us #usjapanrelations #technology #semiconductors #china
thejapantimes, 14 days ago to Japan Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa criticized recent remarks by U.S. officials that justified the August 1945 atomic bombings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/10/japan/kamikawa-us-atomic-bombing/ #japan #yokokamikawa #usjapanrelations #atomicbombings
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa criticized recent remarks by U.S. officials that justified the August 1945 atomic bombings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/10/japan/kamikawa-us-atomic-bombing/ #japan #yokokamikawa #usjapanrelations #atomicbombings
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus The U.S. Army has deployed its new Typhon midrange ground-based missile launcher to the Indo-Pacific region for the first time, for joint military exercises in the northern Philippines — a move likely to unnerve China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/16/asia-pacific/politics/us-midrange-missiles-philippines-china/ #asiapacific #politics #missiles #defense #us #usmilitary #china #usjapanrelations #philippines
The U.S. Army has deployed its new Typhon midrange ground-based missile launcher to the Indo-Pacific region for the first time, for joint military exercises in the northern Philippines — a move likely to unnerve China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/16/asia-pacific/politics/us-midrange-missiles-philippines-china/ #asiapacific #politics #missiles #defense #us #usmilitary #china #usjapanrelations #philippines
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan U.S. President Joe Biden is seeking to revive interest in a plan to build the first high-speed rail in the U.S. using Japanese bullet trains, sources say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/09/japan/biden-kishida-texas-shinkansen/ #japan #usjapanrelations #rail #texas #joebiden #fumiokishida
U.S. President Joe Biden is seeking to revive interest in a plan to build the first high-speed rail in the U.S. using Japanese bullet trains, sources say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/09/japan/biden-kishida-texas-shinkansen/ #japan #usjapanrelations #rail #texas #joebiden #fumiokishida
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan Japan and the United States are considering allowing U.S. Navy warships to undergo extensive repairs at private shipyards, enabling the ships to stay longer in Japanese waters without returning home for maintenance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/09/japan/politics/japan-us-warship-repairs/ #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #sdf #defense #defenseministry #china #northkorea
Japan and the United States are considering allowing U.S. Navy warships to undergo extensive repairs at private shipyards, enabling the ships to stay longer in Japanese waters without returning home for maintenance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/09/japan/politics/japan-us-warship-repairs/ #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #sdf #defense #defenseministry #china #northkorea
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan Donald Trump will not be an isolationist if he returns to the White House given his overriding goal is to strengthen his country, a Republican senator and former envoy to Japan suggested Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/01/japan/politics/trump-us-japan-relations/ #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #us #donaldtrump #northkorea
Donald Trump will not be an isolationist if he returns to the White House given his overriding goal is to strengthen his country, a Republican senator and former envoy to Japan suggested Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/01/japan/politics/trump-us-japan-relations/ #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #us #donaldtrump #northkorea
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan The U.S. House of Representatives panel on foreign affairs has requested that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida be asked to address Congress during his official visit in April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/15/japan/politics/us-house-calls-for-kishida-speech/ #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #fumiokishida #ushouseofrepresentatives
The U.S. House of Representatives panel on foreign affairs has requested that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida be asked to address Congress during his official visit in April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/15/japan/politics/us-house-calls-for-kishida-speech/ #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #fumiokishida #ushouseofrepresentatives
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan The hero’s welcome in America afforded to a U.S. Navy lieutenant who killed two Japanese in a car accident exposed the fractures in the complex and unequal relationship between the two allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/01/24/japan/us-navy-lieutenant-japan/?utm_content=buffere6289&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #us #usmilitary #usbases #trafficaccidents #usjapanrelations #japanesecourts #ridgealkonis
The hero’s welcome in America afforded to a U.S. Navy lieutenant who killed two Japanese in a car accident exposed the fractures in the complex and unequal relationship between the two allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/01/24/japan/us-navy-lieutenant-japan/?utm_content=buffere6289&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #us #usmilitary #usbases #trafficaccidents #usjapanrelations #japanesecourts #ridgealkonis
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Japan and the U.S. are reportedly arranging a summit in Washington for April 10. Kishida is expected to call for strengthening cooperation in various fields, and to give an address to U.S. Congress. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/18/japan/politics/japan-us-summit-planned-april/?utm_content=bufferfd1e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #joebiden #usjapanrelations
Japan and the U.S. are reportedly arranging a summit in Washington for April 10. Kishida is expected to call for strengthening cooperation in various fields, and to give an address to U.S. Congress. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/18/japan/politics/japan-us-summit-planned-april/?utm_content=bufferfd1e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #joebiden #usjapanrelations
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to random Is Nippon Steel's purchase of U.S. Steel a historic acquisition or national security threat? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/12/22/japan-us-steel-deal/?utm_content=buffer6ff53&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #ussteel #nipponsteel #usjapanrelations #trade #defense
Is Nippon Steel's purchase of U.S. Steel a historic acquisition or national security threat? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/12/22/japan-us-steel-deal/?utm_content=buffer6ff53&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #ussteel #nipponsteel #usjapanrelations #trade #defense
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan The fatal crash of a U.S. military Osprey airplane in Japan last week has reignited safety concerns among local citizens, further fueled by Washington continuing to fly the tilt-rotor aircraft despite a request by Tokyo to ground them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/03/japan/politics/osprey-us-japan-alliance/?utm_content=buffer42dbf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #osprey #usmilitary #kagoshima #yakushima #defense #usjapanrelations #hirokazumatsuno #sdf
The fatal crash of a U.S. military Osprey airplane in Japan last week has reignited safety concerns among local citizens, further fueled by Washington continuing to fly the tilt-rotor aircraft despite a request by Tokyo to ground them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/03/japan/politics/osprey-us-japan-alliance/?utm_content=buffer42dbf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #osprey #usmilitary #kagoshima #yakushima #defense #usjapanrelations #hirokazumatsuno #sdf
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan With artificial intelligence being used in a growing number of defense systems, Japan and 44 other countries have endorsed a U.S.-led initiative aimed at setting guardrails around the military use of this cutting-edge technology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/14/japan/politics/japan-us-ai-military-declaration/?utm_content=buffer496f2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #ai #us #usjapanrelations #china #usmilitary #pla
With artificial intelligence being used in a growing number of defense systems, Japan and 44 other countries have endorsed a U.S.-led initiative aimed at setting guardrails around the military use of this cutting-edge technology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/14/japan/politics/japan-us-ai-military-declaration/?utm_content=buffer496f2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #ai #us #usjapanrelations #china #usmilitary #pla
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan The United States has for the first time begun buying seafood from Japan to supply its military there, a response to China's ban on such products imposed after Tokyo released treated water from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/30/japan/us-military-japanese-seafood-purchase/?utm_content=bufferdf251&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #usjapanrelations #rahmemanuel #fukushimano1 #fish #radioactivewater
The United States has for the first time begun buying seafood from Japan to supply its military there, a response to China's ban on such products imposed after Tokyo released treated water from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/30/japan/us-military-japanese-seafood-purchase/?utm_content=bufferdf251&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #usjapanrelations #rahmemanuel #fukushimano1 #fish #radioactivewater
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to worldwithoutus The leaders of the United States and Australia have agreed to expand defense cooperation with Japan to include unmanned aerial vehicles as Washington continues to bolster relations with its Asia-Pacific allies and partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/26/asia-pacific/politics/australia-us-japan-biden-albanese/?utm_content=buffer2e507&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #us #joebiden #australia #anthonyalbanese #israel #ukraine #china #australiajapanrelations #usjapanrelations
The leaders of the United States and Australia have agreed to expand defense cooperation with Japan to include unmanned aerial vehicles as Washington continues to bolster relations with its Asia-Pacific allies and partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/26/asia-pacific/politics/australia-us-japan-biden-albanese/?utm_content=buffer2e507&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #us #joebiden #australia #anthonyalbanese #israel #ukraine #china #australiajapanrelations #usjapanrelations
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan Unthinkable just a few years ago, the U.S., Japanese and South Korean militaries on Sunday held their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise, highlighting astonishingly fast progress in expanding defense cooperation amid common security threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/25/japan/politics/us-japan-south-korea-military-cooperation/?utm_content=buffer07d5e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #us #usmilitary #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #usjapanrelations #sdf #defense #defenseministry #northkorea #china #nuclearweapons #missiles #yoonsukyeol #fumiokishida
Unthinkable just a few years ago, the U.S., Japanese and South Korean militaries on Sunday held their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise, highlighting astonishingly fast progress in expanding defense cooperation amid common security threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/25/japan/politics/us-japan-south-korea-military-cooperation/?utm_content=buffer07d5e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #us #usmilitary #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #usjapanrelations #sdf #defense #defenseministry #northkorea #china #nuclearweapons #missiles #yoonsukyeol #fumiokishida
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to worldwithoutus A number of analysts fear Washington and its allies may soon come to blows with China unless the downward spiral in their relationships with Beijing is halted. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/17/asia-pacific/politics/us-china-deterrence-conflict/?utm_content=buffer97723&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #us #china #usjapanrelations #asia #pla #usmilitary #taiwan #sdf #defense
A number of analysts fear Washington and its allies may soon come to blows with China unless the downward spiral in their relationships with Beijing is halted. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/17/asia-pacific/politics/us-china-deterrence-conflict/?utm_content=buffer97723&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #us #china #usjapanrelations #asia #pla #usmilitary #taiwan #sdf #defense
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has taken fresh aim at China over coercing its neighbors, posting pictures of Chinese boats he said were fishing near Japan despite Beijing's seafood ban. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/23/japan/politics/rahm-emanuel-china-social-media-speech/?utm_content=buffer2d352&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #us #china #rahmemanuel #usjapanrelations #fukushima #radioactivewater #lishangfu #pla
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has taken fresh aim at China over coercing its neighbors, posting pictures of Chinese boats he said were fishing near Japan despite Beijing's seafood ban. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/23/japan/politics/rahm-emanuel-china-social-media-speech/?utm_content=buffer2d352&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #us #china #rahmemanuel #usjapanrelations #fukushima #radioactivewater #lishangfu #pla
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news Japan is to host a meeting on North Korea later this week with senior officials from the United States and South Korea in the wake of Pyongyang's recent launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/18/national/nk-missile-meeting/?utm_content=buffer5628e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #northkorea #usjapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #sungkim
Japan is to host a meeting on North Korea later this week with senior officials from the United States and South Korea in the wake of Pyongyang's recent launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/18/national/nk-missile-meeting/?utm_content=buffer5628e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #northkorea #usjapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #sungkim
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news Japan's support would be the most important to the United States among its allies to defend Taiwan in the event of Chinese aggression, according to a U.S. think tank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/17/national/us-japan-taiwan-think-tank/?utm_content=bufferaf7ad&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #china #us #defense #taiwan #usjapanrelations #councilonforeignrelations
Japan's support would be the most important to the United States among its allies to defend Taiwan in the event of Chinese aggression, according to a U.S. think tank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/17/national/us-japan-taiwan-think-tank/?utm_content=bufferaf7ad&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #china #us #defense #taiwan #usjapanrelations #councilonforeignrelations
thejapantimes, 10 days ago to Japan Japan is increasingly concerned about a series of recent remarks by U.S. officials justifying the August 1945 atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/politics/japan-us-atomic-bomb-remark-concern/ #japan #politics #atomicbombings #usjapanrelations #us #wwii
Japan is increasingly concerned about a series of recent remarks by U.S. officials justifying the August 1945 atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/politics/japan-us-atomic-bomb-remark-concern/ #japan #politics #atomicbombings #usjapanrelations #us #wwii
thejapantimes, 9 days ago to Japan Japan and the United States are planning to develop interceptors to shoot down hypersonic missiles by the 2030s under a contract signed by the two countries on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/us-japan-missile-interceptor-devlopment/ #japan #usjapanrelations #missiles #defense #defenseministry
Japan and the United States are planning to develop interceptors to shoot down hypersonic missiles by the 2030s under a contract signed by the two countries on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/us-japan-missile-interceptor-devlopment/ #japan #usjapanrelations #missiles #defense #defenseministry
thejapantimes, 10 days ago to Japan Discussions are ongoing to create a more responsive U.S.-Japan command structure, addressing issues such as command authority, integration and rapid decision-making capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/14/japan/japan-defense-modernization/ #commentary #japan #usjapanrelations #defense #usmilitary #indopacific #southkorea #sdf #defenseministry #us
Discussions are ongoing to create a more responsive U.S.-Japan command structure, addressing issues such as command authority, integration and rapid decision-making capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/14/japan/japan-defense-modernization/ #commentary #japan #usjapanrelations #defense #usmilitary #indopacific #southkorea #sdf #defenseministry #us
thejapantimes, 6 days ago to Japan The U.S. military's Yokota Air Base in a western suburb of Tokyo was opened to the public in a two-day event through Sunday, with an Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft among exhibits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/japan/us-ospreys-event-at-japan-yokota-base/ #japan #osprey #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #yokotaairbase #usbases
The U.S. military's Yokota Air Base in a western suburb of Tokyo was opened to the public in a two-day event through Sunday, with an Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft among exhibits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/japan/us-ospreys-event-at-japan-yokota-base/ #japan #osprey #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #yokotaairbase #usbases
thejapantimes, 6 days ago to Japan The U.S. State Department will send an officer to monitor problematic behavior involving China from the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo from July, according to a department official. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/japan/politics/us-embassy-tokyo-watch-china/ #japan #politics #uschinarelations #usjapanrelations #china
The U.S. State Department will send an officer to monitor problematic behavior involving China from the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo from July, according to a department official. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/japan/politics/us-embassy-tokyo-watch-china/ #japan #politics #uschinarelations #usjapanrelations #china
thejapantimes, 22 hours ago to Japan Japan's Defense Ministry said Friday that the Self-Defense Forces will participate in the U.S. military's Valiant Shield large-scale exercise for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/japan/japan-valiant-shield-drill/ #japan #usjapanrelations #us #usmilitary #sdf
Japan's Defense Ministry said Friday that the Self-Defense Forces will participate in the U.S. military's Valiant Shield large-scale exercise for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/japan/japan-valiant-shield-drill/ #japan #usjapanrelations #us #usmilitary #sdf