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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Japan would be a "capable participant" in the evolving U.S.-U.K.-Australia defense partnership, an unreleased U.S. State Department assessment to Congress has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/japan/japan-role-in-us-uk-australia-defense-pact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #defense #defenseministry #sdf #aukus

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U.S. State Department sees Japanese role in AUKUS defense pact

Japan 'expressed interest in a range' of projects underway as part of the second leg of the pact, an assessment said.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Japan and India can secure sustained U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacific by building energy, technology and defense partnerships so commercially and strategically compelling that Washington cannot afford to walk away. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/17/world/japan-india-us-indo-pacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #usjapanrelations #indiajapanrelations #india #us #aukus #thequad #indopacific

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Japan and India must anchor America in the Indo-Pacific

Neither Japan or India possess the military strength to counter China independently.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

The Bank of Japan is set to sit tight and hold the policy rate at 0.5% at its meeting this week even as inflation remains high. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/markets/boj-preview-september-2025-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy

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Bank of Japan set to hold rates steady even as inflation remains high

It is expected to keep the policy rate at 0.5% at its meeting this week.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

U.S. tariffs on Japanese autos formally cut to 15% from 27.5% in long-awaited implementation of July 22 agreement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/markets/15-percent-auto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

The Defense Ministry plans to have the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis destroyer Chokai test-fire a U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile in the United States by next summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/japan/msdf-chokai-test-fire-tomahawk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defense #msdf #missiles #aegis #usjapanrelations #sdf #usmilitary #china #northkorea #russia

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

A rate increase in Japan is less likely following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation as political uncertainty ties the Bank of Japan's hands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/11/economy/shiba-resignation-boj/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

U.S. Steel’s Granite City Works is reportedly ending steel slab processing, just months after the Nippon Steel acquisition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/10/companies/granite-city-works/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies#nipponsteel #ussteel #acquisitions #steel #manufacturing #usjapanrelations

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation after less than a year in office highlights Japan’s deepening political fragility even as its global role and importance in the U.S.–Japan alliance continue to grow. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/10/japan/the-future-of-japan-us-relations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #usjapanrelations #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

The U.S. military is for the first time bringing some of its most advanced missile systems for keeping Chinese forces at bay to joint training with Japan, part of a gradual policy shift by Tokyo. What does this all mean? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/us-deploying-missiles-system-in-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #us #missiles #defense #usmilitary #china #pla #sdf #defenseministry

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Japan's chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, is heralding the country's trade deal with the U.S., saying car tariffs will fall soon, as he moots a wrinkle in Tokyo's investment pledge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/economy/akazawa-mou-moot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Japan has hired energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie to assess a proposed 1,300-kilometer Alaska gas pipeline and liquefied natural gas plant backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, according to two sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/japan-wood-mackenzie-lng/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business#jera #lng #gas #donaldtrump #energy #us #usjapanrelations #alaska

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge to the U.S., and some possible outs have been found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/08/economy/trump-blank-checkbook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #howardlutnick

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Japan-U.S. trade deal expected to hold up post-Ishiba, as inertia and fear of Trump fury work in agreement’s favor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/08/economy/post-ishiba-tariff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shigeruishiba #tariffs #us #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The Japanese government is preparing for likely U.S. demands that Japan cover a greater share of the costs for stationing U.S. forces in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/07/japan/politics/japan-us-military-host-nation-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #usmilitary#usbases #donaldtrump #defense

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Japan's broad trade agreement with the U.S. is "not settled," as Washington has not issued expected presidential orders on tariffs for pharmaceuticals and semiconductors, Tokyo's top tariff negotiator said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/japan/us-japan-deal-not-settled/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #ryoseiakazawa

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

U.S. President Donald Trump gave Japanese automakers some relief by cutting his high U.S. tariffs on their vehicles, but the reduced levies still mean big pain for Japan's smaller car companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/06/small-automakers-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #cars #carmakers #mazda #subaru #mitsubishimotors #us #usjapanrelations #tariffs #donaldtrump

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Japan's $550 billion investment pledge has been outlined in a MOU that gives U.S. President Donald Trump significant control. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/05/economy/550-billion-mou/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The Pentagon’s inspector general has begun a review of how U.S. military personnel in Japan complied with policies on preventing and addressing violent crimes after reports of sexual assaults in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/pentagon-review-crime-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #japanesecourts #sexcrimes #okinawa

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Thursday to implement the lower tariffs on Japanese automobile imports and other products that were announced in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/trump-signs-japan-tariff-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #donaldtrump #cars

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, is likely to travel to Washington for another round of tariff talks on Thursday, Jiji Press reported Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/economy/akazawa-washington-trip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations

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