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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was holding her first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, with trade and security issues on the agenda, as Japan’s new leader looks to cultivate ties with her counterpart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/japan/politics/trump-takaichi-us-japan-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #shinzoabe #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #usmilitary #defense #trade #tariffs #investments #budgets #ldp

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

U.S. President Donald Trump was bound for Tokyo on Monday, where he is set to meet the emperor in the evening and new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday for a summit that will focus on trade and defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/japan/politics/trump-takaichi-japan-arrives/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #shinzoabe #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #usmilitary #defense #trade #tariffs #investments #budgets #ldp

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

When new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Tokyo on Tuesday, she will have a “Trump card” that other leaders have not: her closeness to late former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/japan/politics/trump-takaichi-abe-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #us #defense #budgets #trade #tariffs #usjapanrelations

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

The Pentagon said it received an anonymous $130 million donation to pay the military during the U.S. government shutdown, a move the administration might not legally be able to carry out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/25/world/politics/pentagon-anonymous-gift-pay-troops/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #usmilitary #budgets #congress #donaldtrump

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Pentagon received $130 million anonymous gift to pay troops

The Pentagon said it received a donation to pay the military amid the government shutdown, but using it would be legally questionable.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Maintaining the quality of Japan's medical and nursing care services while lowering related expenses, amid an aging population, will pose a difficult challenge for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/23/japan/politics/japan-pm-takaichi-medical-costs-balance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #jip #nursingcare #elderly #hospitals #budgets

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Balancing medical services and costs will be major challenge for Takaichi

With services offered at fixed prices set by the state, many service providers are struggling to cope with rapid inflation and are operating at a loss.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Japan’s new ruling coalition policy agreement has quietly tucked in a number of defense initiatives that could further accelerate the country’s push to beef up its security and shed some postwar constraints. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/japan/politics/japan-ruling-bloc-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #budgets #defense #defenseministry

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On defense policy, Japan's new ruling bloc packs a lot of punch

The LDP and Japan Innovation Party aim to revise key security documents while eliminating curbs on exporting lethal defense gear and building up Japan’s defense industrial base.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

U.S. President Donald Trump’s hardball tactic of ordering permanent layoffs amid a government shutdown has hardened Democrats’ deep distrust of Republicans and risks prolonging the standoff. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/12/world/politics/trump-trust-democrats-shutdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #congress #budgets #republicans #democrats #donaldtrump

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

The Trump administration said on Saturday it would pay troops during the federal government shutdown by tapping unused funds that had been set aside for research and development. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/12/world/politics/us-military-pay-troops-shutdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #congress #us #usmilitary #donaldtrump #budgets

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

The White House is making good on threats to fire thousands of federal workers amid a government shutdown now in its 10th day, with job cuts across several federal agencies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/11/world/politics/us-government-shutdown-firings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #jobs #donaldtrump #budgets #congress #republicans #democrats

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be the Pentagon's top Asia official has urged Japan to ramp up its defense budget, saying Tokyo “has long underemphasized spending for its own defense.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/japan-us-defense-spending-pentagon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #defense #budgets #shigeruishiba #defenseministry #indopacific #johnnoh #sanaetakaichi

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will start laying off federal workers if Trump decides negotiations with Democrats to end a government shutdown are "going nowhere," a White House official said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/world/politics/white-house-mass-layoffs-shutdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #congress #budgets #donaldtrump #republicans #democrats

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White House says mass layoffs will start if shutdown talks 'going nowhere'

No tangible signs of negotiations have emerged between congressional leaders since Trump met with them last week.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has said the country's defense budget for next year would rise by 8.2% to $47.1 billion, adding that peace would only be possible on a strong foundation of security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-defense-budget-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #defense #budgets #leejaemyung #northkorea

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Foreign policy experience aside, the next prime minister will have to deal with the U.S. president’s “quirks” in the practice of diplomacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/01/japan/trump-effect-on-the-ldp-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #defense #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #budgets #china #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

On defense and foreign policy, the five candidates vying to be the LDP's next president largely align. But the nuanced differences they do have could mean significantly distinct policies depending on who is elected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/japan/politics/ldp-leadership-race-candidates-foreign-defense-policies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #defense #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #budgets #china #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump

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

U.S. President Donald Trump’s most concrete step to rein in unprecedented budget deficits — sweeping tariff hikes — faces the danger of a legal reversal that would put the nation’s finances on an even shakier footing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/14/economy/tariffs-trump-deficit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #tariffs #trade #donaldtrump #budgets

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

General-account budget requests from government agencies topped ¥120 trillion for the first time for fiscal 2026, led by higher debt serving costs and social security spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/04/general-account-budget-requests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #wages #financeministry #budgets #japaneseeconomy

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

Hours before arriving in the U.S., South Korean leader Lee Jae Myung has signaled difficulties in reaching a deal with Washington on its demand that U.S. forces in South Korea play a larger role in countering China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-us-trump-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics#leejaemyung #donaldtrump #usmilitary #defense #budgets #china #northkorea #southkorea #nuclearweapons #us

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

Voters in Taiwan have once again rejected an effort by President Lai Ching-te’s party to flip parliament, a setback that could deepen political deadlock and complicate the island’s push to ramp up defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-reject-recalls-defense-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #dpp #kuomintang #laichingte #defense #budgets #china #pla

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

The Environment Ministry is looking to increase its funding to local governments to enable them to respond better to bear attacks, which are becoming increasingly common throughout the nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/budget-increase-eyed-bear-shooting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #animals #environmentministry #budgets

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

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Turkish counterpart have pledged to boost defense tie-ups between both countries as Tokyo weighs the possibility of purchasing drones from the NATO member. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/politics/japan-turkey-defense-chiefs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #turkeyjapanrelations #turkey #defense #drones #gennakatani #defenseministry #budgets

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