• Russia and North Korea ties prompt Japan and New Zealand intel sharing pact

    Russia and North Korea ties prompt Japan and New Zealand intel sharing pact

    Jun 19, 2024 06:30 PM EDT

    ... Japan has signed similar intelligence agreements with eight other countries including the United States, Australia, Britain, India and South Korea, as well as with NATO. Japan is also negotiating with Canada over a similar deal and has agreed with Ukraine to start talks. ___ AP video journalist Richard Colombo contributed to ...

  • What’s behind the growing popularity of Japanese comics and animations in U.S.

    What’s behind the growing popularity of Japanese comics and animations in U.S.

    May 18, 2024 09:30 PM EDT

    Japanese animation and comic books have exploded in popularity in the United States over the last few years. From floats in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to a win at this year's Oscars, the genre has seen an increasing amount of visibility in American culture. Ali Rogin reports.

  • Defense chiefs from U.S., Australia, Japan and Philippines vow to deepen cooperation

    Defense chiefs from U.S., Australia, Japan and Philippines vow to deepen cooperation

    May 03, 2024 10:43 PM EDT

    ... Pacific Command, at Camp H.M. Smith in the hills above Pearl Harbor. Earlier in the day, Austin had separate bilateral meetings with Australia and Japan followed by a trilateral meeting with Australia and Japan. Defense chiefs from the four nations held their first meeting in Singapore last year. The ...

  • Japan's ruling party set to lose 3 seats in special vote, seen as rebuke for corruption scandal

    Japan's ruling party set to lose 3 seats in special vote, seen as rebuke for corruption scandal

    Apr 29, 2024 12:51 AM EDT

    TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing party, stung by an extensive slush funds scandal, appeared to have lost all three seats in Sunday's parliamentary by-elections, according to media exit polls and preliminary results. The Liberal Democratic Party's loss is considered a voter punishment for ...

  • U.S. bolsters military ties with Japan and Philippines amid Chinese provocations

    U.S. bolsters military ties with Japan and Philippines amid Chinese provocations

    Apr 11, 2024 10:40 PM EDT

    ... president again? Zach Cooper: I think it really depends on the institution that we're talking about. A group like the Quad, which involves India, Japan, Australia, and the United States, that seems to me to be one that Trump is likely to continue supporting, so too with AUKUS, the ...

  • Biden says U.S. support for Philippines, Japan defense 'ironclad' amid growing China provocations

    Biden says U.S. support for Philippines, Japan defense 'ironclad' amid growing China provocations

    Apr 11, 2024 10:33 PM EDT

    ... patrol for training, according to senior Biden administration officials who insisted on anonymity to preview the talks. WATCH: Ambassador Emanuel on building military cooperation with Japan to deter China The summit comes a day after Biden held one-on-one talks with Kishida and feted the Japanese premier with a ...

  • WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden meets with leaders of Japan and Philippines

    WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden meets with leaders of Japan and Philippines

    Apr 11, 2024 04:41 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that U.S. defense commitment was “ironclad” as he gathered Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Thursday in the midst of growing concern about provocative Chinese military action in the Indo-Pacific. Watch ...

  • WATCH: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses joint meeting of Congress

    WATCH: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses joint meeting of Congress

    Apr 11, 2024 11:59 AM EDT

    WATCH: Ambassador Emanuel on building military cooperation with Japan to deter China Meanwhile, Kishida cast the future of the conflict in Ukraine as having far-reaching consequences. He emphasized that Japan has committed to providing Kyiv with $12 billion in wartime aid, including anti-drone detection systems. “Ukraine of today ...

  • WATCH: Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida hold joint news conference

    WATCH: Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida hold joint news conference

    Apr 10, 2024 02:46 PM EDT

    ... Toyota Motor Corp. and the inclusion of two Japanese astronauts in the mission, including one who will land on the moon. Biden heaped praise on Japan for its significant increase in defense spending and has tightened cooperation on economic and security matters throughout Kishida's tenure. Japan was quick to ...

  • Ambassador Emanuel on building military cooperation with Japan to deter China

    Ambassador Emanuel on building military cooperation with Japan to deter China

    Apr 09, 2024 10:35 PM EDT

    ... Geoff Bennett: Yes, I understand your point, but if the U.S. and Japan are such close allies, then what difference would it make if Japan actually owned U.S. Steel? Rahm Emanuel: Well, first of all, Japan wouldn't. It would be a Japanese company. Second of all, what ...