Nov 03 What to watch for during Trump’s swing through Asia By Larisa Epatko President Donald Trump leaves Friday for a 12-day, five-nation Asia tour seeking better trade deals and regional cooperation to curb North Korea’s nuclear program. Continue reading
Mar 28 Trump to meet China’s Xi first week in April, U.S. official says By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with President Donald Trump the first full week of April, a senior State Department official said Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch With missile test, North Korea may be testing Trump By PBS News Hour North Korea appeared to fire a ballistic missile on Sunday as a challenge to President Donald Trump. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was with Trump at his Florida estate Mar-a-Lago when they received the news, called the move “intolerable.”… Continue watching
Feb 12 North Korea test-fires missile, apparently challenging Trump By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press In an implicit challenge to President Donald Trump, North Korea appeared to fire a ballistic missile early Sunday in what would be its first such test of the year. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 9:54 What’s the future of relations with China, Japan under Trump? By PBS News Hour Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with President Trump Friday amid growing concerns in Asia over trade, North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs and China flexing its military muscle. Judy Woodruff speaks with Evan Medeiros, former senior director for Asian… Continue watching
Feb 10 Trump hugs ally Japan after easing U.S.-China tensions By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, fresh off patching up ties with China, reassured Japan's leader Friday that the U.S. will defend its close ally. Together, the pronouncements illustrated a shift toward a more mainstream Trump stance on U.S. policy toward… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: Japan’s prime minister makes historic visit to USS Arizona Memorial By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President-elect Trump named a former aide to George W. Bush, Thomas Bossert, as his assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, as well as longtime Trump lawyer Jason Greenblatt as special representative for… Continue watching
Dec 27 Japanese prime minister offers ‘everlasting condolences’ at Pearl Harbor By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Putting 75 years of resentment behind them, the leaders of the United States and Japan are coming together at Pearl Harbor for a historic pilgrimage. Continue reading
Dec 13 Dog diplomacy? Putin trots out dog before talks with Japan over territorial dispute By Howard Amos, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin tried a bit of dog diplomacy ahead of his trip to Japan, and then gave a glimmer of hope that a 70-year territorial dispute with Tokyo could be resolved. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 8:37 What do first impressions say about Trump’s foreign policy? By PBS News Hour Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with President-elect Donald Trump in New York, in Mr. Trump's first face-to-face meeting with a world leader since the election. Many have wondered if the president-elect’s campaign rhetoric is the same as his foreign… Continue watching