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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

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has tapped a range of tools to help Japan prop up the yen that surprised some Treasury watchers, like talking up a Federal Reserve facility that Tokyo could use. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/05/economy/bessent-hedge-fund-instincts-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #usjapanrelations #scottbessent #yen #dollar #globaleconomy

Japan has conducted its first test launch of a Tomahawk cruise missile from a warship, a milestone in its efforts to deploy the weapons as part of a new military strategy to increase long-range strike capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/31/japan/tomahawk-missile-test-launch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tomahawk #us #defense #usjapanrelations #shinjirokoizumi #missiles

An editorial carried by North Korean ⁠state media KCNA has criticized the expansion of the U.S. Forces Japan command, warning that a clash on the Korean Peninsula is ​now just a matter of time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/31/asia-pacific/north-korea-us-forces-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #eastasia #us #usjapanrelations

Trump's second administration has accelerated changes to the global order by weakening liberal norms and introducing greater geopolitical uncertainty, leaving Japan to pursue a more balanced foreign policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/28/world/japan-trumps-new-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #us #iran #uschinarelations #usjapanrelations #russia #nsa #xijinping #taiwan #nato #europe #indopacific #ukraine #coldwar #israel

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane has asked Japan for cooperation to counter pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for ICC member countries to withdraw from the court. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/28/japan/icc-head-japan-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tomokoakane #icc #osaka #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations

The transformation of the U.S. Forces Japan into a "warfighting" force has made quick progress, its commander said, as it expands its headquarters while working closely with its Japanese counterpart organization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/27/japan/us-military-japan-transformation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defense #usmilitary #usjapanrelations #sdf #defenseministry #china

While stopping short of any retaliatory moves, Asian nations have described the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs as baseless and unjustified. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/24/economy/asia-trump-tariff-pushback/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #us #donaldtrump #newzealand #australia #singapore

JPMorgan and other U.S. banks are close to agreeing to provide some financing under Japan's $550 billion U.S. investment pledge, according to two sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/21/companies/us-banks-help-japan-investment-pledge-in-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jpmorgan #banks #usjapanrelations #tariffs #donaldtrump #investments

One year since Japan reached a deal with the United States in tariff negotiations, Japan's investments in U.S. projects promised under the pact has reached about 20% of the planned total. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/19/20-percent-japan-pledged-us-investments-underway/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tariffs #usjapanrelations #trade #ryoseiakazawa #meti #donaldtrump

Washington's shift from liberal‑values diplomacy toward a Christian‑nationalist framework is weakening the traditional basis of the U.S.-Japan alliance and turning religious freedom into a selective diplomatic tool. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/16/japan/us-japan-relations-next/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #coldwar #sovietunion #donaldtrump #christianity #china #usjapanrelations #dei #chinesecommunistparty #jinmingri #xijinping #xinjiang #tibet #falungong #shinzoabe

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

The old assumptions guiding global security and the Japan-U.S. alliance are breaking down, requiring policymakers to rethink their strategies from the ground up rather than rely on outdated frameworks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/14/japan/old-strategic-assumptions-done/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #asia #us #eu #indopacific #usjapanrelations #uskorearelations #uschinarelations #donaldtrump #koreanwar #peninsula #wwii #iran #nss #cptpp #wto

U.S. President Donald Trump said a U.S. aircraft carrier had been attacked by "the Islamic Republic of Japan," apparently intending to say the Islamic Republic of Iran, while speaking about U.S. actions against Iran. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/09/japan/trump-japan-iran/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #donaldtrump #iran #usjapanrelations

Japan's currency chief suggested intervention was an effective strategy and flagged close communication between Tokyo and Washington over foreign exchange, in comments made as the yen hovers near a four-decade low. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/01/japan-us-currency-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #yen #dollar #atsushimimura #financeministry #us #usjapanrelations #markets #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy

The U.S.-Japan alliance is entering a new phase in its effort to deter China, one that increasingly relies on dispersed, land-based missile forces positioned along a string of islands stretching from Japan to Borneo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/26/japan/us-japan-missile-strategy-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #sdf #missiles #usmilitary #china #taiwan #philippines #defense #pla

U.S. defense firm Anduril Industries is in talks to acquire Nissan Motor's Oppama plant near Tokyo as the autonomous weapons-maker looks to build military drones in Japan, according to sources familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/25/us-defense-firm-nissan-oppama-plant-drones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #nissan #andurilindustries #defense #usjapanrelations