President Joe Biden Thursday is hosting the first-ever trilateral summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishidan and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., to strengthen strategic alliances …
China-Taiwan tension brings troops, missiles and anxiety to Japan’s paradise island of Ishigaki
As the U.S. and Japan deepen ties to counter China’s threat to Taiwan, residents of a tiny paradise island fear war will shatter their world.
Philippines eyes $100 billion in deals from summit with U.S., Japan
The Philippines is eyeing around $100 billion in investment deals in the next five to 10 years from the country’s trilateral summit with the United States and Japan, the presidential office said in a …
Biden to meet with Philippines, Japanese leaders as worry grows about Chinese action in Indo-Pacific
President Joe Biden is gathering Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House for a first-of-its-kind White House summit …
Biden to warn on Beijing’s South China Sea moves in Philippines-Japan summit
Long-simmering tensions between China and its neighbors will be in the spotlight on Thursday as leaders of the U.S., Japan and the Philippines gather at the White House to push back on Beijing’s …
Biden will meet with Philippine and Japanese leaders as worry grows over China’s Indo-Pacific action
President Joe Biden is gathering Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House for a first-of-its-kind White House summit.
US showcases anti-China alliance with Japan/Philippines summit
Thursday’s three-way summit between President Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishidan and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is sending a message to China: You’re the odd man …
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 …
Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, Japan’s first foreign-born sumo wrestling grand champion, dead at 54
Hawaii-born Akebono, the first foreign-born sumo wrestler to reach the level of “yokozuna” – or grand champion – in Japan, has died, his family said. He was 54 …
State dinner for Japan attracts top figures from business, politics and even an ex-president
Top figures from business, sports and politics — including an ex-president — turned up for a lavish state dinner honoring Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida …