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A generation after the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on New York City and Washington, the enduring consequences of that event continue to shape global security and stability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/09/11/stains-of-sept-11-linger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #911 #middleeast #us #iraq #georgewbush #usjapanrelations #defensebarackobama #osamabinladen #terrorism #alqaida #junichirokoizumi #shinzoabe #sdf

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago changed the world as we knew it. For Japan, it was a turning point that transformed forever how the pacifist nation deals with global security challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/11/japan/politics/911-japan-security/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #us #sdf #defense #911 #junichirokoizumi #barackobama

Japan views the U.S. as a necessary partner but has low confidence it will become "a better ally" after President Donald Trump's second term presidency ends, according to a new study. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/08/japan/quad-japan-us-china-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #quad #china #us #australia #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #surveys #indopacific

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes to meet U.S. President Donald Trump during her visit to the United States later this month, as a key U.S.-China summit looms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/08/japan/politics/japan-takaichi-trump-meet-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #china #xijinping

Japan may need to get even more creative with its accounting if it's going to satisfy U.S. demands for it to beef up its defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/07/japan/politics/japan-defense-budget-us-demands/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #defense #usjapanrelations #budgets #defenseministry #shinjirokoizumi #us #donaldtrump #sdf

Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said progress was being made on a $550 billion investment initiative set up as part of a trade deal with the U.S. last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/japan-progress-us-investment-pact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #ryoseiakazawa #ai #tech

The yen's moves are a mystery as intervention is dismissed in part due to the relatively slow pace of the strengthening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/04/markets/yen-friday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent #usjapanrelations #jgb #bonds

Japan is advancing procedures that could lead to the full lifting of its ban on imports of fresh potatoes from the United States, even as concerns persist about quarantine issues and the impact on farmers' livelihoods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/03/economy/japan-us-potato-ban-lift/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #agriculture #maff #trade #usjapanrelations #norikazusuzuki #hokkaido

The yen rallied overnight and into the trading day in Tokyo on Thursday, with the currency breaking ¥158 to the dollar for the first time in about three weeks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/03/markets/yen-market-rally/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent #usjapanrelations #jgb

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said the bank's board would decide on policy with upside price risks in mind, hinting that a rate hike is likely when authorities convene for a board meeting later this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/02/economy/boj-ueda-katayama-rate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #yen #dollar #g20 #forex #boj #satsukikatayama #usjapanrelations #kazuoueda #japaneseeconomy

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent voiced strong support for "decisive" monetary steps to combat yen weakness in a meeting with Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda, cementing the case for a Japanese rate hike this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/02/economy/us-bessent-boj-ueda-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #yen #dollar #g20 #forex #boj #satsukikatayama #usjapanrelations #kazuoueda

After a spate of sanctions targeting its leadership, preserving the International Criminal Court may require limits on its authority. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/01/japan/international-criminal-court-tomoko-akane-japan-response/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #tomokoakane #sanaetakaichi #icc #donaldtrump #warcrimes #usjapanrelations

A bank starts to wonder whether all the intervention gains could soon be lost after the yen crosses ¥160 to the dollar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/31/tech/yen-market/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent #usjapanrelations

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said recent yen moves were "pretty well contained," suggesting its renewed slides were not seen as the kind of disorderly moves that led to a Japan-U.S. intervention last month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/31/economy/bessent-yen-moves/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #us #usjapanrelations #yen #japaneseeconomy #boj #sanaetakaichi #kazuoueda

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane has urged Japan to use its diplomatic influence to counter Washington's campaign against the tribunal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/26/japan/tomoko-akane-icc/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tomokoakane #icc #usjapanrelations #us

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that her government takes U.S. sanctions on International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane very seriously as the measure is not compatible with its stance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/25/japan/takaichi-us-sanctions-icc/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #tomokoakane #icc #usjapanrelations

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan warned Friday against "the demise of international rule of law" after the United States targeted her with sanctions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/22/japan/politics/icc-international-rule-of-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #icc #tomokoakane #us #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration is under fire for what critics say are weak responses to U.S. sanctions on the ICC president, a Japanese national, and to Vladimir Putin's visit to a disputed island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/22/japan/politics/takaichi-weak-responses-us-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #russia #russiajapanrelations #icc #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #tomokoakane #cabinet

Japan's protest against U.S. sanctions on the Japanese president of the ICC has drawn attention for its apparent restraint, spurring curiosity over whether language was softened to avoid a confrontation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/20/japan/politics/icc-reaction-unfortunate-statement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #icc #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #tomokoakane #sanaetakaichi #toshimitsumotegi #gennakatani

The United States wants Japan and other allies to end their support for the International Criminal Court, a U.S. Department of State spokesperson says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/20/japan/us-statement-icc-aid-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #icc #tomokoakane #marcorubio

Japan's response to the U.S. campaign against the ICC is emerging as a critical test of its long‑standing commitment to international justice and a rules‑based order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/20/japan/us-icc-dismantle-campaign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #usjapanrelations #icc #romestatute #tomokoakane

Donald Trump's order to shorten allied exercises with South Korea jolted Seoul. But for Japan, it raises uncertainties over how the Takaichi administration will manage its North Korea policy and alliance with the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/19/japan/politics/donald-trump-korea-move-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #us #southkorea #northkorea #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi

U.S. policy toward the Indo-Pacific has become increasingly inconsistent, raising doubts about Washington's commitment to the region despite continued military and economic initiatives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/18/world/indo-pacific-priority/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations #uschinarelationsusnorthkorearelations #usindopacificrelations #defense #europe

A day after ordering joint military drills with South Korea to be scaled back, U.S. President Donald Trump says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has responded to his outreach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/18/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-us-kim-trump-respond/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #us #usmilitary #donaldtrump #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #usjapanrelations #southkorea

A small island a thousand miles southeast of Tokyo sits astride deep-sea rare earth deposits — ones that could "meet centuries' worth of industrial demand," a U.S.-Japan statement said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/us-japan-undersea-mine-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #us #china #minamitorishima #oceans

Japan's first female prime minister has embraced Abe's foreign policy vision, but a more volatile Indo-Pacific will test whether continuity alone is enough. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/12/japan/takaichi-not-next-shinzo-abe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #shinzoabe #ldp #donaldtrump #us #taiwan #tpp #taiwan #apec #indopacific #usjapanrelations #uschinarelations

The U.S. Forces Japan on Sunday airlifted a total of about 33,000 bottles of drinking water for victims of the recent powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/us-airlift-water-kumamoto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kumamoto #earthquakes #2016kumamotoearthquake #us #usjapanrelations #sdf #water #operationtomodachi

Kayoko Mori studied her husband's research through his books. She is currently researching Dutch captives who were exposed to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/07/japan/society/historian-wife-research-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hiroshima #wwii #us #atomicbombings #usjapanrelations #barackobama

Japan and the United States last week started working-level talks on Tokyo's host nation support for U.S. forces in Japan, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/05/japan/politics/us-japan-host-nation-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usmilitary #usbases #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #us #defense #defenseministry #foreignministry

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass will not attend this year's peace ceremonies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to honor the victims of the 1945 atomic bombings of the cities, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/05/japan/us-ambassador-hiroshima-nagasaki-ceremonies-skip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #wwii #us #atomicbombings #usjapanrelations #georgeglass