The Foreign Ministry had asked local authorities to search for the individual, and the person’s body was found at the site of a collapsed building Saturday. Read more
The top diplomat reiterated the importance of standing up to Moscow, calling the war in Ukraine a “major challenge to the rule of law.” Read more
The foreign minister also said that he had broached the issue of Trump’s planned tariffs on automobiles imported to the U.S. Read more
A total of 14.7% of respondents said they had more or less friendly feelings toward China while 56.3% said they had such feelings toward South Korea. Read more
As funds for Japan’s official security assistance increase, so will Tokyo’s efforts to boost the number of countries it assists, according to the Foreign Ministry. Read more
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul is expected to reassure Iwaya of the government’s stability in the wake of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment. Read more
Iwaya, who will be the first Japanese foreign minister to visit Seoul in seven years, will meet with his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yul and Acting President Choi Sang-mok. Read more
The two countries came up with the guidelines for extended U.S. nuclear and conventional deterrence at a time when the security environment in the region is becoming more severe. Read more
In a summit with the then-U.S. president, then-Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa said he was skeptical about democracy taking root in China as living standards improve. Read more
The next beneficiaries of Japan’s official security assistance framework are likely to be the Philippines, Indonesia, Mongolia and Djibouti. Read more
