China has unleashed a diplomatic campaign to rally support in its row with Japan over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks, employing a well-worn strategy but also taking a page from Tokyo’s own playbook. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/politics/china-campaign-isolate-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #russia #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations

U.S. affiliates of nine Japanese companies, including trading house Toyota Tsusho, have sued the U.S. government, challenging the legality of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/03/japan-firms-sue-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #usjapanrelations #tariffs #donaldtrump

Tokyo must be wary of antagonizing Beijing while not irritating Washington. The difficulty is finding the “just right” sweet spot. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/02/japan/navigating-japans-goldilocks-challenge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #us #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #xijinping #minorukihara #trade #defense #taiwan

A record 76% of people in Japan believe it is important to promote relations with South Korea, preliminary results from a survey showed on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/japan-south-korea-positive-value/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #surveys #southkoreajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #southkorea #us #china

A recently established U.S.-Philippine military task force designed to deter coercion and respond to crises in the disputed South China Sea will not likely stay a two-country effort for long. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/world/politics/us-philippine-military-task-force/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #philippines #defense #china #australia #canada #usjapanrelations

A strategic administration in Tokyo could seize this moment to craft an Indo-Pacific strategy that leads its ally, rather than take its cues from Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/25/japan/takaichi-window-of-opportunity/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanetakaichi #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations #defense

Prime Minister Sanae Takachi has held her first talks with U.S. President Donald Trump since her remarks in parliament that Japan could intervene militarily in a Taiwan crisis kicked off a diplomatic row with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/japan/politics/takaichi-trump-phone-call/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #china #taiwan #defense #xijinping #uschinarelations

The U.S. remains committed to Japan’s defense, a State Department spokesperson said on Thursday, in the first official comment from the department since tensions between Japan and China flared up. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/21/japan/politics/us-commitment-defense-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #china #chinajapanrelations

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said that Japan has completed the delivery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3, or PAC-3, surface-to-air guided missiles to the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/japan/japan-us-missile-export-pac-3/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #defense

The U.S. government plans to buy and own as many as 10 new, large nuclear reactors that could be paid for using Japan’s $550 billion funding pledge, part of a push to meet surging demand for electricity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/20/economy/us-nuke-reactors-japan-money/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #nuclearenergy #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations