Japan, Ishiba and Trump

Japan PM Ishiba stresses US role in Asia-Pacific security
Japan PM Ishiba is seeking to arrange a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Japan's Shigeru Ishiba to Warn Trump Against Asia-Pacific 'Power Vacuum'
Japan's concerns over a potential U.S. retreat from the region have grown amid China's increasingly assertive military posture.
Is US planning a retreat from Indo-Pacific? Japanese PM Ishiba prepares for tough negotiations with Trump
Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba has been seeking to meet US President Donald Trump after he won elections in November. Ishiba, who is likely to embark on US visit in coming weeks, wants Trump's commitment to ensure a strong American presence in the region.
Ishiba hopes to work closely with Trump for robust Japan-U.S. ties
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday he wants to work closely with new U.S. President Donald Trump to elevate the long
Japan rates’ fate rests on Trump-Ishiba bromance
Another 0.25 percentage-point hike to Japanese rates has come and gone without markets batting an eye. That is surely the point of the central bank’s drive to normalise monetary policy. With wages and prices on the up,
Japan's Ishiba stresses US role in Asia-Pacific
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday underscored the importance of close ties with the United States for regional stability, as he seeks to arrange a meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Japan's leader says he's preparing for tough negotiations with Trump on maintaining US presence
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain regional security and prepare for tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald T
Japan’s Ishiba Faces Crunch Over Budget, Meeting With Trump
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought support for his minority government with the opening of parliament on Friday, as he aims to pass a record ¥115.5 trillion ($738 billion) annual budget and navigate ties with the new US administration.
‘Enjoyable Japan’: PM Ishiba spells out grandiose vision in aspirational but stale policy speech
His speech lacked specifics on how to make Japan a place where people "think that tomorrow will be better than today". Read ...
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Japan's Ishiba seeks opposition support in Diet to achieve policy goals
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday pledged to build a cross-party consensus through ...
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Ishiba rallies opposition support in Diet to achieve policy goals
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday pledged to build a cross-party consensus through parliamentary debate as his ...
Think ‘Japan First’ and don’t kowtow, ex-Trump aide urges Tokyo
A Japanese American who served in the first Trump transition team says Japan’s PM should be ‘strong’ in his dealings with the ...
Tokyo assembly election to be held June 22 ahead of upper house race
The Tokyo metropolitan assembly election will be held on June 22, with official campaigning beginning on June 13 for its 127 ...
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Japan’s new PM bolsters Tokyo-Southeast Asia ties amid China tensions, Trump’s return
Japan positions itself as a key regional stabilizer amid growing security concerns, potential U.S. diplomatic shifts, ...
Japanese prime minister calls for regional revitalization in economic plan
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba touted regional revitalization and stronger cooperation with local governments around ...
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Ishiba stresses regional revitalization in policy speech
The relocation of industrial, state and academic institutions to regions outside of Tokyo will begin with government agencies ...