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Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, right, and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shake hands after a joint press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on October 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday (October 29, 2025) welcomed Japan’s determination to accelerate its ongoing military buildup and defense spending….
President Donald Trump, left, accompanied by Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, on Tuesday (October 28, 2025) signed a framework agreement for securing the supply of critical minerals and rare…
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday (October 15, 2025) that he told Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato that the Trump Administration expects Japan to stop importing Russian energy. “Minister Kato and I also discussed important issues pertaining to the U.S.-Japan economic relationship and…
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani (not pictured) on the day of their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan on December 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s “coercive behaviour” threatens regional stability, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday, after Taiwan said Beijing was carrying out…
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