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Some Japanese officials privately say that despite high hurdles, Nippon Steel can still save the fraught $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/05/companies/nippon-steel-deal-analysis/

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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden are expected to agree on the creation of a consultative body to promote defense industry cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/politics/us-japan-promote-defense-industry-cooperation/

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V-22 Ospreys are returning to the air in Japan after being grounded in the wake of a tragic accident in Kagoshima Prefecture. The aircraft is vital to U.S. and Japanese secuity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/03/japan/japanese-us-v-22-ospreys/

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Japan and the United States are set to discuss the launch of a new project for the joint production of defense equipment at an upcoming summit meeting, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/politics/us-japan-defense-equipment-production/

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Japan, the United States and the Philippines are considering cooperating in strengthening supply chains for key minerals, including nickel, to counter economic coercion from China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/japan-us-philippines-mineral-supply/

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How would a previous generation of Japanese leaders, those who made defense budget and arms export limits a national credo, view the current shift? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/01/japan/japan-pacifism-shift-arms-export/

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With relations between Japan and the United States near a historic high, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will embark on a state visit to Washington next month to further deepen both countries' defense and economic ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/31/japan/politics/fumio-kishida-us-state-visit-preview/

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A group representing major automakers on Friday urged the White House to oppose any effort by steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs to buy rival U.S. Steel, warning that a deal could result in anti-competitive pricing for vehicles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/30/companies/us-steel-cleveland-cliffs-automakers/

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Japan eases defense export rules for its next-generation fighter jet in bid to enhance its global competitiveness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2024/03/29/japan-green-lights-defense-industry/

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The highest-ranking U.S. and Japanese national security advisers have discussed measures to reinforce the deterrence capabilities of their countries' decades-old alliance in preparation for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to Washington next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/27/japan/politics/us-japan-national-security-advisers-talks/

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Eleven high school students from a Hawaii community devastated by wildfires last August have learned about postdisaster reconstruction during a weeklong visit to northeastern Japan areas hit hard by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/26/japan/society/hawaii-student-tohoku-visit/

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Japanese officials are preparing to deploy Shinzo Abe's ex-interpreter to the U.S. — ready to bolster engagement with the Republican campaign ahead of the Nov. 5 election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/26/japan/politics/japan-bureaucrat-trump-prepare/

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Washington and Tokyo are planning to announce a deal to restructure the U.S. military’s command in Japan when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits the White House next month, media reports said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/25/japan/politics/us-forces-japan-restructure/

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Japan is expected to discuss cooperating on technology with the AUKUS defense grouping at a summit in Washington next month, a U.S. diplomat has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/22/japan/politics/japan-to-discuss-aukus-with-us/

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Japan will emphasize the importance of boosting collaboration with the United States and the Philippines to counter China's assertive behavior in the Indo-Pacific region, a draft of its annual foreign policy report showed Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/22/japan/politics/japan-focus-on-us-phillipines/

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Senior diplomats from Japan, the United States and the Philippines on Thursday pledged to further promote their cooperation, paving the way for their first-ever trilateral summit next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/22/japan/politics/japan-us-philippines-talks/

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The compact Japanese buzzword moshitora — which literally means “what if Trump” — has resurfaced in local media reports in recent months, as concern builds about what a possible return to the White House by the ex-president would entail. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/21/japan/politics/donald-trump-moshitora-japan/

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U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has pledged closer defense and security cooperation with the Philippines, paving the way for the countries’ first trilateral summit with Japan next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/19/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-us-japan-blinken/

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U.S. President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the first trilateral leaders’ summit in April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/19/japan/politics/us-philippines-japan-trilateral-leaders-summit/

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Shares of United States Steel fell the most in almost four years following reports of a plan by U.S. President Joe Biden to release a statement of concern about Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of the Pittsburgh-based steel producer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/14/companies/biden-us-steel-concern/

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The U.S. military and Self-Defense Forces plan to resume flights of the controversial Osprey aircraft as early as Thursday, the Defense Ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/13/japan/politics/japan-us-military-ospreys-flights/

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Concerns in Japan over the safety of the controversial Osprey aircraft have reignited following a U.S. decision to lift global flight ban, despite Washington’s “unprecedented” information-sharing with Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/10/japan/politics/japan-us-osprey-concerns/

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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/

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With former U.S. President Donald Trump now virtually certain to win the GOP nomination for the November presidential election, the Japanese government has begun making full-fledged preparations to work with his camp. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/09/japan/politics/japan-trump-election-preparations/

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Tokyo and Washington will closely coordinate a timeline for resuming flights of Osprey V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft in Japan, more than three months after a deadly crash of the controversial aircraft off Kagoshima Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/08/japan/politics/us-lifts-osprey-ban/

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