Top figures from business, sports and politics — including an ex-president — turned up for Wednesday’s state dinner honoring Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House.
Japan may be the U.S.’s most important ally
If Washington policymakers get to realize the long-sought “pivot to Asia,” it seems Japan must be the key hinge in that turn.
China, Japan coast guards patrol disputed East China Sea waters
The China Coast Guard said on Friday it patrolled the “territorial waters” of Diaoyu Islands, also known in Japan as the Senkaku Islands, in the East China Sea.
‘Magnificent’: Japan gifts more cherry trees to Washington as token of enduring friendship
Japan sent the 250 new trees to the United States as the National Park Service rehabs the Tidal Basin, and ahead of the 250th birthday of the U.S.
Biden says US defense commitments to Japan and Philippines remain ‘ironclad’ as he hosts key meeting amid China tensions
The White House is very concerned by China’s actions in the South China Sea, a senior administration official said, as President Joe Biden prepares to draw two Asian allies closer at a historic …
Biden Vows to Back Japan, Philippines as China Rattles Allies
President Joe Biden said he was committed to “deepening maritime and security ties” with Japan and the Philippines as he sought to assure allies worried about increasingly assertive Chinese actions in …
Biden warns on Beijing’s South China Sea moves in Philippines-Japan summit
By Jeff Mason, Trevor Hunnicutt and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Long-simmering tensions between China and its neighbors took center stage on Thursday as leaders of the U.S., Japan and the …
Support from ‘indispensable’ US vital for Ukraine’s survival, Japan PM tells Congress
By Patricia Zengerle and John Geddie WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukraine risks collapsing under Russia’s onslaught without U.S. support, a disaster that could embolden China and spark a new crisis in East …
Billionaire CEOs join White House state dinner for Japan prime minister
The U.S. and Japan celebrated their alliance this week with an official visit and state dinner, which highlighted private sector investments from the likes of Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Toyota.
Biden’s trilateral summit builds on alliances with Japan & Philippines as threat from China looms
NBC News White House Correspondent Monica Alba joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss key takeaways from President Biden’s trilateral summit with the leaders or Japan and the Philippines.