The families said the US President’s expression of unwavering support “will send a powerful message to the international community."
A better relationship between the US, South Korea and Japan is essential. That requires an end to senseless demands for compensation from a previous era.
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This support shows even in small gestures, like wearing blue ribbons — the symbol of hope for the return of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea...
Deterring China’s hegemonic aggression is the catalyst for new economic dialogue and plans for Kishida, Biden, other Quad leaders to meet in Japan by mid-year.
Neither Xi Jinping nor Joe Biden wanted to appear soft in their virtual showdown. With China now sprinting forward in a nuclear arms race with the...
Is this nomination for the position of U.S. Ambassador to Japan, as one writer suggested, simply to exile the Chicagoan as far away from D.C. as...
The messy U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan brings a realization that Japan is destined to be kept out of the loop, unless it steps up what it...
Despite repeated statements about Japan being the linchpin of U.S. Asian policy, that is not indicated by the nomination of Rahmbo Emanuel as ambassador.
The two leaders, wearing matching blue business suits, found rapport as they tackled concerns about North Korea’s abductions, Chinese aggression, and other global issues.
Taiwan should be at the top of the list as a Chinese military takeover is much closer to us than most think.
Beijing has had run-ins with all four Quad countries, especially in the post-coronavirus period. However, it would be naïve to think that China is the only...
