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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Japan is closely watching with concern the U.S. government's plan to urge signatories to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, the top government spokesperson said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/14/japan/japan-us-icc-move-watch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #icc #minorukihara #usjapanrelations #tomokoakane

Tokyo is "closely monitoring" a planned U.S. military operation to "blockade" the Strait of Hormuz, the Japanese government said Monday, following failed peace talks over the weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/politics/japan-reax-hormuz-blockade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #minorukihara #donaldtrump #iran #usjapanrelations #middleeast #oil

Thirty years after Tokyo and Washington agreed on a handover, Japan takes the fact that the site of the U.S. Futenma base in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan "seriously." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/10/japan/futenma-base-handover-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #okinawa #defense #minorukihara #usmilitary #futenma #ginowan

The U.S. has appeared to pour cold water on the idea of Japan acquiring its own nuclear deterrent, after a senior government official expressed a personal opinion that Tokyo should possess nuclear weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/20/japan/politics/us-japan-nuclear-weapons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #nuclearweapons #sanaetakaichi #defense #shinjirokoizumi #minorukihara #china #northkorea

Tokyo must be wary of antagonizing Beijing while not irritating Washington. The difficulty is finding the “just right” sweet spot. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/02/japan/navigating-japans-goldilocks-challenge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #us #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #xijinping #minorukihara #trade #defense #taiwan

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is planning to visit Japan next week to meet with Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/04/japan/defense-austin-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #defense #lloydaustin #gennakatani

The United States plans to set up space forces in Japan in December, Defense Ministry officials have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/18/japan/us-space-forces-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #defense #gennakatani #lloydaustin #spaceforce #sdf

A U.S. F-35 stealth fighter jet has successfully landed on Japan’s Kaga helicopter carrier for the first time, as part of moves to turn the Kaga and its sister ship, the Izumo, into full-fledged aircraft carriers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/22/japan/kaga-aircraft-carrier-f35b/ #japan #china #us #usmilitary #sdf #defenseministry #izumo #kaza #aircraftcarriers #usjapanrelations

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/ #business #companies #usjapanrelations #nipponsteel #ussteel #joebiden #us #acquisitions #manufacturing #steel #clevelandcliffs #automakers

The U.S. has said it is “confident” about sharing intelligence with Japan, following fears that this could be curtailed in the wake of a report that Chinese hackers had infiltrated Tokyo’s defense networks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/japan-intel-sharing-us-confident/?utm_content=buffer96682&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #defense #defenseministry #pla #china #yasukazuhamada #cybersecurity #hacking #taiwan

The U.S. has said it is “confident” about sharing intelligence with Japan, following fears that this could be curtailed in the wake of a report that Chinese hackers had infiltrated Tokyo’s defense networks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/09/japan/japan-intel-sharing-us-confident/?utm_content=buffer37873&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #defense #defenseministry #pla #china #yasukazuhamada #cybersecurity #hacking #taiwan

Japan’s defense chief didn't confirm the leak on Tuesday after a U.S. media report said China had hacked the country’s classified defense networks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/08/japan/japan-china-hack-defense-network/?utm_content=buffere7af2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #defense #defenseministry #pla #china #yasukazuhamada #cybersecurity #hacking

Japan and China have agreed they will operate their defense hotline properly, amid disagreements over Taiwan and intrusions by Chinese vessels into waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/04/national/japan-china-defense-ministers/?utm_content=buffer4ef55&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #china #taiwan #senkakus #chinajapanrelations #australiajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #philippinesjapanrelations #yasukazuhamada

Japan, South Korea and the U.S. have agreed to work toward launching a system to share real-time data on North Korean missile launches “within the next few months." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/03/national/us-japan-south-korea-real-time-missile-data-sharing/?utm_content=buffer7a8dc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #us #defense #northkorea #nuclearweapons #missiles #southkorea #defenseministry #usjapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #lloydaustin #yasukazuhamada

The U.S. and Japanese defense chiefs stressed the need for bolstered trilateral cooperation with South Korea, just a day after a failed North Korean rocket briefly triggered an emergency alert for Okinawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/01/national/us-japan-defense-chiefs-meet-north-korea/?utm_content=buffer3638c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #defense #northkorea #nuclearweapons #missiles #defenseministry #usjapanrelations #lloydaustin #yasukazuhamada