Japan's huge US Treasury holdings among such cards, Kato says

Kato’s remarks contrast with those he made last month, when he ruled out using Japan’s US Treasury holdings in trade negotiations. On Friday, Kato declined to comment on whether Tokyo’s US bond holdings came up in his bilateral meeting with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week. However, he said theContinue Reading

Tokyo's tariff envoy says US talks 'constructive'

WASHINGTON: Tokyo’s envoy for United States tariff talks in Washington said on Thursday (May 1) that the second round of negotiations between the two countries had been “frank and constructive”. Japan, a key US ally and its biggest investor, is subject to the same 10 per cent baseline tariffs imposedContinue Reading

Man rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week: Reports

TOKYO: A man in his 20s was airlifted from Japan’s Mount Fuji then rescued again from its steep slopes just days later because he returned to find his phone, according to media reports. Police told AFP the Chinese university student, who lives in Japan, was found on Saturday (Apr 26) byContinue Reading

Japan PM goes to Vietnam, the Philippines to talk tariffs

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left Sunday (Apr 27) for a four-day trip to Vietnam and the Philippines, as Tokyo seeks to shore up regional ties after United States President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught. Ishiba’s trip comes after China’s President Xi Jinping conducted his own Southeast Asia tour, withContinue Reading

Japan to voice concern over US trade deal inconsistency, PM Ishiba says

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday (Apr 21) Tokyo has no plan to terminate a trade deal struck with the US in 2019, but will keep voicing “grave concern” over inconsistency between the deal and President Donald Trump’s latest automobile tariffs. During Trump’s first term as president, theContinue Reading

Abe Shinzo and Japan’s ‘Discovery of India’

On April 29, 2005, Japan and India authorized the “strategic orientation” of their Global Partnership, initially established in August 2000. Later, this partnership evolved into a “Strategic” and further “Special” one, reflecting the growing convergence of their diplomatic priorities. Amid China’s rising assertiveness, this enduring partnership has served as aContinue Reading