Japan has done all it can to achieve lasting peace in the world since the end of World War II, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in his general debate speech at a U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/24/japan/politics/ishiba-un-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takeshiiwaya #shigeruishiba #unitednations #antonioguterres
Japan, South Korea and the U.S. reaffirmed their “resolute commitment” to Pyongyang's “complete denuclearization,” pouring cold water on heated speculation that Donald Trump could soon meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/japan/politics/us-japan-south-korea-denuclearization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #usjapanrelations #us #northkorea #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #takeshiiwaya #marcorubio #leejaemyung #kimjongun #missiles #china #taiwan
Days after China paraded advanced new weapons, Japan and Australia agreed to take defense and security ties to new heights and cooperate on evacuating each other's nationals from third countries in the event of a crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/politics/japan-australia-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #australiajapanrelations #defense #gennakatani #takeshiiwaya#mogami #china
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is living his darkest hours since he took office last October, after the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership group threw in the towel on his presidency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/politics/ishiba-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #hiroshimoriyama #taroaso#sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #ryoseiakazawa #takeshiiwaya
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from Sunday to Aug. 28. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/iwaya-central-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #takeshiiwaya #uzbekistanjapanrelations #kazakhstanjapanrelations
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, agreed Monday to enhance cooperation in economic security, such as strengthening supply chains for semiconductors and critical minerals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/japan/politics/japan-germany-foreign-ministers-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #germanyjapanrelations #takeshiiwaya #johannwadephul
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya has urged Myanmar to restore democracy, after the Southeast Asian country lifted the state of emergency imposed when its military staged a coup in 2021. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/02/japan/japan-myanmar-democracy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #takeshiiwaya #foreignministry #myanmar #myanmarjapanrelations #aungsansuukyi
Tokyo’s at-times-tumultuous relationship with Seoul appears to be on solid footing following South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s election — a view highlighted by successful talks between the neighbors’ top diplomats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-foreign-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #takeshiiwaya #northkorea #russia #russiaukrainewar #missiles #nuclearweapons #foreignministry
Japan’s foreign minister urged his Chinese counterpart to ensure Japanese companies have access to rare earths and expressed concern about Chinese military activity close to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/japan-china-rare-earths-magnets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #takeshiiwaya #wangyi
Japan has taken another important step toward deepening ties with individual members of the Five Eyes intelligence group by inking a classified information-sharing deal with Canada. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/japan-canada-intelligence-sharing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #foreignministry #canada #canadajapanrelations #takeshiiwaya #espionage
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to visit Japan as soon as early July, his first trip to the country since taking office in January. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/japan/rubio-japan-visit-july/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #marcorubio #shigeruishiba #takeshiiwaya
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday canceled his trip to a NATO leaders’ summit this week, a day before his scheduled departure from Tokyo, following U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/politics/ishiba-nato-trip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #nato #us #defense #defensespending #takeshiiwaya