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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

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 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alliance are breaking down, requiring policymakers to rethink their strategies from the ground up rather than rely on outdated frameworks.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

Japan's universities are being urged to consider accepting or supporting students who may no longer be able to study in the U.S. as President Donald Trump moves to block Harvard University's foreign enrollments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/28/japan/society/harvard-students-mext-universities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #harvard #education #universities #universityoftokyo #mext #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations

To counteract China’s maritime and naval industrial dominance, the U.S. secretary of the navy has proposed that Japan build commercial vessels that would also be suitable for military use in an emergency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/28/japan/politics/japan-us-shipbuilding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #johnphelan #gennakatani #defense #selfdefenseforces #china

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

The top diplomats of Japan, South Korea and the United States on Saturday strongly condemned North Korea’s launch earlier this week of a military spy satellite, the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo said, with the partners vowing to further ramp up trilateral security cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/25/japan/politics/us-south-korea-japan-foreign-ministers-north-korea-satellite/?utm_content=buffer2153f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #antonyblinken #yokokamikawa #northkorea #missiles #satellites #nuclearweapons #parkjin #southkorea

The top diplomats of Japan, South Korea and the United States on Saturday strongly condemned North Korea’s launch earlier this week of a military spy satellite, the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo said, with the partners vowing to further ramp up trilateral security cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/25/japan/politics/us-south-korea-japan-foreign-ministers-north-korea-satellite/?utm_content=buffer2153f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #antonyblinken #yokokamikawa #northkorea #missiles #satellites #nuclearweapons #parkjin #southkorea

The top diplomats of Japan, South Korea and the United States on Saturday strongly condemned North Korea’s launch earlier this week of a military spy satellite, the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo said, with the partners vowing to further ramp up trilateral security cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/25/japan/politics/us-south-korea-japan-foreign-ministers-north-korea-satellite/?utm_content=buffer2153f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #antonyblinken #yokokamikawa #northkorea #missiles #satellites #nuclearweapons #parkjin #southkorea

The top diplomats of Japan, South Korea and the United States on Saturday strongly condemned North Korea’s launch earlier this week of a military spy satellite, the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo said, with the partners vowing to further ramp up trilateral security cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/25/japan/politics/us-south-korea-japan-foreign-ministers-north-korea-satellite/?utm_content=buffer2153f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #antonyblinken #yokokamikawa #northkorea #missiles #satellites #nuclearweapons #parkjin #southkorea

The top diplomats of Japan, South Korea and the United States on Saturday strongly condemned North Korea’s launch earlier this week of a military spy satellite, the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo said, with the partners vowing to further ramp up trilateral security cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/25/japan/politics/us-south-korea-japan-foreign-ministers-north-korea-satellite/?utm_content=buffer2153f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #antonyblinken #yokokamikawa #northkorea #missiles #satellites #nuclearweapons #parkjin #southkorea