The top diplomats of China, South Korea and Japan will meet in Tokyo this weekend for talks, Seoul said Tuesday, as the neighbors move to bolster regional ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/politics/china-japan-korea-foreign-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #southkorea #china #foreignministry #takeshiiwaya
The Japanese passport is one of the strongest in the world, but only around 17% of the population holds one, considerably low compared to many Western countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/25/japan/society/japan-passport-holders/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #passports #travel #yen #covid19injapan #foreignministry #surveys
Japan's top diplomat has reiterated the importance of standing up to Moscow, calling the war in Ukraine a “major challenge to the rule of law." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/21/japan/politics/iwaya-ukraine-g20/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #foreignministry #takeshiiwaya #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #g20 #northkorea #donaldtrump #us
A senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official met with visiting senior officials of Afghanistan's Taliban-led interim government in Tokyo on Tuesday and urged them to cooperate with the international community. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/19/japan/taliban-tokyo-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taliban #afghanistan #japanafghanistanrelations #foreignministry
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday, with Iwaya asking that Japan be excluded from recently announced U.S. tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/16/economy/iwaya-rubio-japan-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #takeshiiwaya #foreignministry #us #usjapanrelations #tariffs #tradewar #donaldtrump #marcorubio #trade #carmakers
Japanese people's sentiment toward China and South Korea improved in 2024, according to results of a survey by the Cabinet Office released Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/14/japan/society/sentiment-improvement-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #china #southkorea #russia #middleeast #un #surveys #foreignministry
Tokyo has begun looking into the capabilities of Japanese firms to manufacture different dual-use drones for export as a growing number of countries involved in Japan’s military aid program express interest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/11/japan/japan-osa-drones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #osa #foreignministry #drones #mongolia #aid
Japan has hit back at a U.N. panel over its recommendation to revise the Imperial House Law by denying it access to contributions to the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/30/japan/japan-un-imperial-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #un #imperialfamily #foreignministry
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday in Washington, with the two agreeing to take the U.S.-Japan alliance to “new heights.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/22/japan/politics/us-japan-rubio-iwaya/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #marcorubio #takeshiiwaya #foreignministry #defense #southkorea #philippines #china #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #us
Japan, Australia, India and the U.S. looked to dispel fears of a more isolationist Washington under President Donald Trump, with the top diplomats of the “Quad” grouping reaffirming Tuesday a commitment to work together. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/22/asia-pacific/politics/quad-foreign-ministers-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #quad #australia #india #us #japan #takeshiiwaya #foreignministry #marcorubio
The U.S. secretary of state and the foreign ministers of Australia, India and Japan are expected to meet in Washington on Tuesday, the day after President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/18/japan/politics/quad-ministers-trump-inauguration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #quad #foreignministry #marcorubio #takeshiiwaya #china #indopacific #australia #india #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump
Japan is aiming to not only continue raising the budget for its military aid program but also expand the number of recipient countries, with Tokyo considering up to nine potential beneficiaries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/17/japan/japan-osa-budget-expansion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #philippines #indonesia #mongolia #djibouti #defense #foreignministry #aid #china #southeastasia #indopacific
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya became the first Japanese top diplomat to visit South Korea in nearly seven years on Monday, ahead of talks with his counterpart in Seoul on bilateral and trilateral cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/13/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-foreign-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takeshiiwaya #foreignministry #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #donaldtrump #us #yoonsukyeol
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will travel to South Korea on Monday to shore up security cooperation between the East Asian neighbors and their mutual U.S. ally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/11/japan/politics/south-korea-japan-iwaya/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #takeshiiwata #foreignministry #southkorea #us #donaldtrump #yoonsukyeol
Amid a severe regional security environment, Japan and the United States have for the first time jointly drawn up guidelines for extended deterrence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/27/japan/japan-us-extended-deterrence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignministry #usjapanrelations #china #northkorea #russia
In a 1993 summit with then-U.S. President Bill Clinton, then-Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa expressed skepticism about democracy taking root in China as living standards in the country improve. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/26/japan/politics/diplomatic-documents-miyazawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #kiichimiyazawa #billclinton #china #us #democracy #foreignministry #humanrights
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's temporary declaration of martial law has raised concerns about the impact on Japanese businesses operating in the country and on Japanese tourists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/05/japan/martial-law-companies-concern/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #tourism #foreignministry
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday, where he met with his counterpart and and criticized North Korea's dispatch of troops for Russia's war against its neighbor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/16/japan/politics/iwaya-ukraine-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takeshiiwaya #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #foreignministry
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is coordinating a visit to China within this year to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, Japanese government sources said. Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/24/japan/iwaya-eyes-china-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #takeshiiwaya #china #chinajapanrelations #wangyi #foreignministry
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday, where he met with his counterpart and and criticized North Korea's dispatch of troops for Russia's war against its neighbor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/16/japan/politics/iwaya-ukraine-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takeshiiwaya #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #foreignministry
