More than one Japanese Prime Minister has attempted to force the US out of Okinawa, only to discover himself forced out of office instead. In Japan’s “democracy”, the Japanese are free to do whatever they want, so long as they do whatever the US orders them to do. . ..…
In January 2017, Japan’s unofficial ambassador to Taiwan described bilateral relations as “at their best” at a ceremony to change the name of Japan’s representative office in Taipei. Previously called the “Interchange Association, Japan,” the office is now known..…
Together, the readying of playbook on ESG in U.S that looks more like what investors have become familiar with Europe and Japan over the last several years.. Ali Zaidi is of counsel in Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis, and focuses his practice on identifying, mitigating, and..…
He has interned with Center for Strategic and International Studies, State Department's Japan Desk, and Choson Exchange Singapore, working on policy challenges involving China, Japan, and Koreas.. Attorney's Office, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chicago. Prior to school, he managed..…
You are here » » » Press Office » Fact Sheets » 2019 » October. FACT SHEET ON PROVISIONS OF U.S.-JAPAN TRADE AGREEMENT Pork and Pork Products. In 2018, United States exported $1.6 billion of pork and pork products to Japan. ..…
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Instead of building on former President Barack Obama’s rebalancing effort and pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership through the Republican-dominated Senate, President Donald Trump tore it up on his third day in office. Instead of lining up Japan, South Korea, the EU, and other major..…
Kim You-geun, director of Blue House National Security Office, announced on Thursday that South Korean government had decided to end its intelligence with Japan. ..…
The emperor’s words have taken on greater importance and caught attention as Abe has increasingly sought to whitewash Japan’s troubled and embarrassing past since taking office in December 2012. Abe has since stopped acknowledging Japan’s wartime hostilities in his August 15..…
By solid spending in the sector although exports faltered, The Cabinet Office reported Friday Japan's gross product or GDP, was lifted.. ..…
Russian A-50 military aircraft flies near the disputed islands called Takeshima Japan and Dokdo South Korea, in this handout picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and released by Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan on July 23, 2019 ... ..…
A Russian A-50 military aircraft flies near the disputed islands called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea on July 23, 2019. (Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan via Reuters) Two Chinese warships were near where the warplanes were flying, according to..…
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is also a leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and Tamayo Marukawa, candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, put a rosette on the name of a candidate who is expected to win the upper house election, at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo,..…
Abe has led his party to in five national elections and is on track to become Japan's longest-serving premier if he stays office until November. I hope that the next ruling party and leaders will be able to take solid look at Japan's domestic issues and how Japanworks with..…
The figure reasoned that the minister could have heard out Eto and done nothing more for him and instead, he had Eto discuss the issue with the top bureaucrat at the minister's office.. At party leaders debate organized by Japan National Press Club on July, Abe at one point showed signs..…
This was Moon made public remarks on Japan's latest move as he and the office had refrained from talking about the matter.. ..…
Though Takako Doi, a former head of the SDP, launched the 'Madonna boom,' which contributed to the fielding of an all-time high 146 female candidates in the 1989 House of Councillors poll, the percentage of women standing for national office in Japan has remained low, in the 20% range. . ..…
Few women impress more than Sadako Ogata, who held office at the Japan International Cooperation Agency until she was 85. She was Chairwoman of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1991-2001, on the UNICEF Executive Board 1978-1979, and President of the Japan..…
President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during meeting on the sidelines of G-20 summit Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. In report last year, Office of United States Trade Representative accused Beijing of resorting to predatory tactics to challenge..…
Abe, who has cultivated warm ties with Trump since the U.S. leader took office, has pledged to strengthen Japan’s defenses. ..…
Southeast Asian leaders will discuss issues of importance including pollution and prevention while seeking to boost economic and security ties with Japan and US.. State Counselor's Office announced on Tuesday that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will attend the summit at the invitation of Prime..…
Japan basher for decades as developer and has office continued to criticize Tokyo for what he considers Japan taking advantage of United States in trade and not paying enough to host tens of thousands of American forces on its soil.. ..…
South Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae reportedly gave an indirect answer to Japan’s request for arbitration, stressing that it is a matter that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should respond. ... South Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae reportedly gave an indirect..…
After US President Donald Trump withdrew from Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), involving twelve countries on the Pacific rim, on his first day in office, Japan, Australia and their closest allies proposed and promoted the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership..…
Soon after Abe began his second stint in office, the government and the Bank of Japan issued a joint statement that set an objective of a 2-percent increase in consumer prices. ..…
President Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Oval Office. ... -Japan… . . . May 16, 2018 President Trump Meeting with Uzbekistan President . ..…
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga unveils 'Reiwa' as the new era name at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, April 1, 2019. . . . . . ..…
When I joined a group of Japanese peace activists in Okinawa three years ago, an elderly Japanese monk stood before officials in the local office of Japan’s Ministry of Defense, and asked me for forgiveness! ... Many young Japanese like Yuchi, Sara and Kamoshita are resisting the..…
The survey also asked respondents about whether they think that Japan’s economic conditions have worsened. . The question was asked because the Cabinet Office on March 7 downgraded Japan’s economic trends for January this year from “at a standstill” to “changed to a..…
According to a press statement by the Representative Office of Japan to Palestine, in the central occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, the new contribution, which will be disbursed for all projects by the end of March, includes assistance for Palestinian refugees through the United Nations..…
After US President Donald Trump withdrew from Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), involving twelve countries on the Pacific rim, on his first day in office, Japan, Australia and their closest allies proposed and promoted the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership..…
The US military has killed more foreign civilians than any other armed force in the world since the nuclear war waged against Japan in August 1945. . Shortly after entering office, President Donald Trump – who campaigned on a promise to 'bomb the shit out of' IS militants and 'take out..…
In January monthly economic report, Cabinet Office revised downward its assessment of the situation for the in three months to state that the condition of Japan's overall exports is weakening, pointing out that Japan's exports to Asian countries slowing down.. ..…
I still did not appreciate the enormity of the job until I put my hand on that Bible and took Oath of Office. Bush enlisted in Navy on his 18th birthday, almost six months to the day after Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor drew U.S into World War II. ..…
The heart of Japan's Cabinet Office was, ostensibly, in the right place. ..…
Democrats seized the House majority from the Trump’s Republican Party, while it gained ground in the Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections, the first nationwide polls since Trump took office two years ago. . Nishimura says Japan will cooperate with the U.S. in efforts to denuclearize..…
United States welcomes African Union's announcement of its new Special Representative for Great Lakes Region and Head of AU Liaison Office Burundi, Dr. In 1941, Italy -- with World War II Axis powers Germany and Japan -- declared war on United States.. ..…
From 2000 to 2012, the in planning space policy was allocated to Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and this function was transferred to Cabinet Office in 2012. Despite the establishment of Headquarters, Japan has Committee on National Space Policy in CAO..…
There are even murmurs that China might try to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the 11-country trade deal that Trump pulled out of in his first week in office. . Japan, a neighbor and China’s second-biggest export market after the United States, is an important part of this..…
It is an unprecedented case where the chief of Japan’s self-defense force directly mentioned the flag in question. ... It is an unprecedented case where the chief of Japan’s self-defense force directly mentioned the flag in question. ..…
Japan's contribution to international efforts to halt Ebola outbreak.. ... Cabinet Public Relations Office, Cabinet Secretariat, 1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 - 8968, Japan. ..…
On September, Nature Conservation Society of Japan held press conference at Prefectural Office and announced this discovery. . ..…
Office of Public Affairs . April 19, 2018 . . I welcomed colleagues from the Western Hemisphere, Europe, and Japan to discuss the humanitarian and economic catastrophe in Venezuela. ..…
“People who seem incapable of complying with the law are in there,” one protester told the Japan Times, indicating not Shinzo Abe’s office but the Diet building. ..…
I'd say we’re more closely aligned with Japan on strategic issues than we have been at any time since the President came into office. Japan, obviously, has gone through a period of historic change with the election last year, the election of a DPJ - Democratic Party of Japan - led..…