Japan, Ishiba and Asia-Pacific

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.
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.
Japanese PM preparing for tough negotiations with Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he is preparing for tough negotiations with US President Donald Trump to win his commitment to maintain a strong American presence in the Asia-Pacific.
Ishiba Cabinet support rate at 35%, disapproval rate at 49%: poll
The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet stands at 35.7 percent, compared with 36.5 percent ...
‘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 ...
Editorial: PM Ishiba's policy speech delivers vague, rehashed ideas as Japan faces crises
How should Japan tackle pressing domestic and international challenges? Avoiding explanations to the public will not earn ...
Ishiba relocates to official residence, leaves apartment unit
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has moved into the Prime Minister’s Official Residence, located just a short stroll from his ...
Japan Today2d
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 ...
BenarNews12d
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, ...
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What Japan’s Late PM Abe Shinzo Thought of Trump’s ‘True Nature’
Comments from Abe Shinzo and his widow Abe Akie suggest that they saw cowardice lurking behind Trump’s bravado.