Trump mocks Japan about Pearl Harbor in response to question about Iran war US president was meeting with Japanese PM when he said: ‘Who knows better about surprise than Japan?’ The Guardian - US · Mar 19
Watch moment Trump’s Pearl Harbour joke makes Japan PM sit back in seat IN FULL The Independent UK · Mar 19
Trump stuns Oval Office with crass Pearl Harbor joke in front of Japanese PM IN FULL The Independent UK · Mar 19
Trump makes Pearl Harbor joke before Japanese PM when pressed on lack of warning over Iran attack Oval Office crowd left briefly silent after Trump makes light of 83-year-old attack The Independent UK · Mar 19
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi bracing for ‘very difficult’ Trump visit IN FULL The Independent UK · Mar 19
Rattled by Trump, Japan seeks closer ties with Europe Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets US President Donald Trump this Thursday in Washington. A long-planned visit upended by the Iran war. It's a tricky moment for the Japanese leader who needs to balance Trump's unpredictability with Tokyo's security needs. Euronews · Mar 18
Japan's leader heads to Washington for a visit complicated by the Iran war fallout Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is heading to the United States for what she expects to be a “very difficult” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump The Independent UK · Mar 18
Going nuclear? Why a growing number of Washington’s allies are eyeing an alternative to US umbrella Canadians are openly discussing the merits and risks of pursuing a nuclear weapon. Europeans are similarly considering a nuclear deterrent for the bloc. In South Korea, public support for a nuclear weapon is at its highest level on record, and even in Japan some politicians are talking about the once-taboo… The Conversation · Mar 17
From Tokyo to Canberra, Trump's Closest Pacific Allies Are Turning Their Backs on His Hormuz Warship Demand Donald Trump's plan to form a naval coalition at the Strait of Hormuz hits a snag as Japan and Australia refuse to send warships, raising questions about the coalition's viability. International Business Times UK · Mar 16
Why countries are rejecting Trump’s call to send ships to Strait of Hormuz Trump says his administration has contacted seven countries to help secure waterway The Independent UK · Mar 16
Iran-US war latest: US embassy in Iraq attacked while Trump lashes out after Nato rejects Strait of Hormuz demand The US president said it is only appropriate that those who benefit from oil coming through the waterway help to free it The Independent UK · Mar 16
Trump steps up pressure on European allies to help protect strait of Hormuz US president says it is ‘only appropriate’ for Europe to help, and warns failure to do so would be ‘very bad’ for Nato The Guardian - AU · Mar 16
France backs emergency release of oil reserves as supply fears grow France, which holds the G7 presidency, said Wednesday that major economies were ready to act to stabilise oil markets as the US-Israeli war with Iran enters its second week and disrupts supply. Radio France Internationale · Mar 11
US allies and rivals in Asia gauge fallout from war in the Middle East North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and China are watching warily as war spreads across the Middle East The Independent UK · Mar 10
The Independent UK · Mar 9 Japan prepares for deployment of its first home-developed long-range missile Japan started deploying its first batch of domestically-developed long-range missile, with their launchers arriving at a southwestern Japanese army camp Monday as the country accelerates its strike-back capability in response to rising challenges in the region
The Guardian - AU · Mar 9 The half-abandoned Japanese island at the heart of tensions with China Kasasa island, in the Seto Inland Sea, has only seven residents but its fate is strongly intertwined with relations between Tokyo and Beijing
The Guardian - AU · Mar 8 China’s foreign minister says Iran war ‘should never have happened’ Wang Yi cautioned against a return to the ‘law of the jungle’ but stopped short of criticising Trump directly
The Independent UK · Mar 6 Japan, Canada sign strategic agreement in defense and energy as war in Mideast fuels oil concerns Japan and Canada have signed a strategic agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation in defense, economic and energy security as military strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel fueled concern about international oil supplies
The Independent UK · Mar 3 What is Sanae token? Japan’s prime minister denies involvement in cryptocurrency that shares her name Her denial triggers sell-off as ‘sanae token’ halves in value
The Times of India · Feb 25 Chinese official accidentally reveals secret operation to ChatGPT: Smear campaign against Japan PM, impersonating US officials An eleborate China government secret has been accidentally revealed after a Chinese law enforcement official tried to use ChatGPT to plan a smear campaign against the Japanese PM. OpenAI said they banned the account after they found out China's secret strategy for covert influence operations and transnational repression. The Chinese…
The Guardian - AU · Feb 25 Japan to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan by 2031, says defence minister Surface-to-air missiles, which are capable of shooting down aircraft and ballistic missiles, will be located on Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost island
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24 ‘I considered starting over as a farmer’: Masao Adachi on political cinema, revolution and Japan today The director and ex-Japanese Red Army militant discusses his new film Escape, about the anarchist fugitive Satoshi Kirishima, the frustrations of radical film-making and progressive politics
The Independent UK · Feb 24 China puts Japanese companies on export control lists as tensions rise China has put 20 Japanese companies on an export control list and 20 others on a watchlist, as tensions continue over the Japanese leader’s previous comments on Taiwan, the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own
Barchart · Feb 20 S&P Futures Dip With U.S. PCE Inflation and GDP Data in Focus March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are trending down -0.12% this morning as investors assess the potential impact of conflict in the Middle East and await a raft of U.S. economic data, with particular attention on the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge and the first estimate of fourth-quarter GDP.
Barchart · Feb 19 Stocks Slip Before the Open on U.S.-Iran Fears, Economic Data and Walmart Earnings on Tap March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are down -0.32%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are down -0.36% this morning, pointing to a lower open on Wall Street as worries about a potential conflict between the U.S. and Iran dampened sentiment.