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The Defense Ministry has started land reclamation work in a new area east of Cape Henoko in Okinawa Prefecture for the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air station. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/17/japan/landfill-start-henoko-transfer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #okinawa #henoko #defense #defenseministry
Fresh land reclamation work begins at Henoko for U.S. base transfer

The reclamation work is being done for the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma air station from another city in Okinawa.

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The Japan Times5d ago
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit, exchanging views on the Indo-Pacific even as the crisis in the Middle East continued to dominate the gathering. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/17/japan/politics/takaichi-trump-g7-china-indopacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #g7 #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #china #taiwan #indopacific #iran #middleeast
Takaichi and Trump talk Indo-Pacific as Mideast crisis overshadows G7 summit

The meeting came as the grouping reaffirmed its opposition to unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas and across the Taiwan Strait.

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The Japan TimesJun 13
President Donald Trump's use of Japanese anime-style imagery on his social media account has not gone over well in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/13/japan/trump-anime-japan-pushback/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #donaldtrump #naruto #anime #socialmedia #usjapanrelations
Japan pushes back on Trump’s anime posts

President Donald Trump’s use of Japanese anime-style imagery on his social media account has not gone over well in Japan.

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The Japan TimesJun 5
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has indicated that the United States will respect its trade agreements with Japan and the European Union regarding Washington's plan to impose additional tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/05/economy/us-japan-eu-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #trade #us #usjapanrelations #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #eu
U.S. will respect trade deals with Japan, EU over new tariffs

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says that the U.S. understands that a deal is a deal.

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The Japan TimesJun 5
The Japanese and U.S. governments have announced a five-year plan to jointly provide $1 billion for the development of scientific technologies using artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/japan-us-ai-cooperation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #ai #tech #donaldtrump
Japan and U.S. to collaborate on AI-driven scientific development

The move is part of a U.S. national project called Genesis Mission, and Japan is the first country to cooperate.

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The Japan TimesJun 3
Japan is strengthening its defense capabilities in response to regional threats and U.S. expectations, but uncertainty over U.S. commitment, domestic politics and fiscal limits clouds its long-term security path. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/03/japan/golden-age-for-japan-us-relations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #usjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #satsukikatayama #petehegseth #shangriladialogue
A ‘Golden Age’ for Japan-U.S. relations? Not quite.

Calls for increased defense spending are one thing; doubts about America's commitment to the security alliance are another.

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The Japan TimesMay 30
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have agreed to accelerate the joint production of advanced missile systems, amid growing concerns over Chinese military assertiveness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/30/japan/us-japan-hegseth-koizumi-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #defense #petehegseth #shinjirokoizumi #china #missiles #sdf #defenseministry #budgets
U.S. and Japan defense chiefs agree to accelerate missile coproduction

A key focus of the meeting was a Japanese proposal known as 'Operation Supercharge,' designed to accelerate joint development and mass production of advanced missile systems.

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The Japan TimesMay 30
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a veiled warning to Tokyo on Saturday, saying that while Japanese defense spending was "headed in the right direction," more must be done. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/30/japan/us-defense-spending-hegseth-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #china #donaldtrump #uschinarelations #usjapanrelations #shinjirokoizumi #defense #budgets
Hegseth hints Japan must ramp up defense spending even more

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has delivered a veiled warning to Tokyo, saying that while Japanese defense spending was 'headed in the right direction,' more must be done.

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The Japan TimesMay 28
U.S. defense industrial bottlenecks are slowing weapons production and undermining allied modernization efforts, driving renewed focus on coordinated Indo-Pacific defense cooperation with Japan playing a central role. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/28/japan/indo-pacific-military-industrial-coordination/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #usjapanrelations #indopacific #us #arms #defense #tomahawks #cruisemissiles #patriotinterceptors #atacms
Indo-Pacific deterrence rests on allied industrial coordination

The decline of the U.S. defense industrial base is not a new story, but it has assumed new urgency with the Iran war.

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