Japan hopes a U.S.-Iran peace deal will bring the volatile situation in the Middle East to a swift conclusion and for a final agreement on outstanding matters to be reached as soon as possible. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/15/japan/politics/japan-reaction-iran-us-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #iran #us #middleeast #straitofhormuz #sanaetakaichi #toshimitsumotegi #minorukihara
Japan welcomes U.S.-Iran peace deal

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed hopes for a final agreement on outstanding matters, including on Iran’s nuclear issue, to be reached as soon as possible.

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Japan plans to use what are known as bridging bonds to help finance Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's investment plans, in a development that comes as investors are already concerned about more debt issuance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/28/economy/japan-bridging-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #bonds #minorukihara #investments
Japan plans ‘bridging bonds’ to fund investment initiatives

Bridging bonds are designed to cover temporary funding shortfalls on the premise that future funding resources can be secured.

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Agenzia Nova: Giappone-Laos: capo di Gabinetto Kihara riceve ministro degli Esteri Phomvihane, focus su sicurezza regionale ed energia

22 mag 07:17 - (Agenzia Nova) - Il segretario capo di Gabinetto del governo giapponese, Minoru Kihara, ha ricevuto a Tokyo il vice primo ministro... (Git)

Japan-Laos: Chief Cabinet Minister Kihara receives Foreign Minister Phomvihane, focus on regional security and energy.

May 22 07:17 - (Agenzia Nova) - The Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Japanese government, Minoru Kihara, received in Tokyo the Vice Prime Minister... (Git)

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Japan does not expect a major domestic impact from the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/11/japan/science-health/japan-no-hatavirus-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #minorukihara #health #hantavirus
Japan does not expect immediate impact from hantavirus

'We will make every effort to take necessary infection control measures while monitoring the situation,' the top government spokesman said at a news conference.

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has marked six months in office, after becoming the country's first female leader in October last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/politics/takaichi-six-month-office/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #minorukihara #inflation #japaneseeconomy #iran #ldp
Takaichi marks six months in office as prime minister

The leader's administration will now face issues that could cause controversy, such as the criminalizing of acts to damage the national flag.

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The site of the U.S. Futenma air base in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan, although 30 years have passed since the two nations agreed on the transfer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/politics/okinawa-futenma-30-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #futenma #henoko #usbases #minorukihara
Futenma base site not yet returned to Japan, 30 years on

Tokyo and Washington initially said that the return of the site in the Okinawa city of Ginowan would be realized within five to seven years of the agreement.

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Tokyo is "closely monitoring" a planned U.S. military operation to "blockade" the Strait of Hormuz, the Japanese government said Monday, following failed peace talks over the weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/politics/japan-reax-hormuz-blockade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #minorukihara #donaldtrump #iran #usjapanrelations #middleeast #oil
Japan ‘closely monitoring’ U.S. plans to blockade Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump again assailed Tokyo and other U.S. allies for not helping secure the strait, saying that the lack of aid 'amazes' him.

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Thirty years after Tokyo and Washington agreed on a handover, Japan takes the fact that the site of the U.S. Futenma base in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan "seriously." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/10/japan/futenma-base-handover-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #okinawa #defense #minorukihara #usmilitary #futenma #ginowan
Japan takes U.S. Futenma base's delayed relocation 'seriously'

The relocation of the U.S. Futenma base, now in a congested area in Ginowan in Okinawa Prefecture, is 'the only viable solution,' the top government spokesman said.

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Japanese Government Announces Release of Detained Citizen in Iran - Hrana

HRANA – Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary announced that a Japanese citizen who had been detained in Iran last year was released on bail yesterday. According to Shargh News, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary stated: on Monday, April 6, 2026, a Japanese citizen who had been arrested on January 20, 2026, was released on bail. Minoru Kihara […]

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The Japanese government will operate chartered flights from Oman and Saudi Arabia on Sunday to transport Japanese citizens in the Middle East back home amid growing regional tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/06/japan/japan-citizens-evacuation-middle-east/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iran #middleeast #israel #us #sdf #minorukihara
Japan to evacuate citizens from Middle East on charted flights Sunday

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, meanwhile, told a news conference Friday that a Self-Defense Forces transport aircraft will be on standby in the Maldives.

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