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