Why Trump’s Call for Help on Iran Put Japan in a Bind

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi caught a break when US President Donald Trump backed away from a demand for Japan to ...

Iran war puts pressure on Japan’s economy. Takaichi is in a bind.

Japan’s prime minister in a tough spot going into her meeting with President Donald Trump, Desmond Lachman writes in a guest ...
Hosted on MSN

America’s Indo-Pacific retreat has left Japan in a bind

After Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi initiated a confrontation with China in November, she found to her surprise that the United States had no intention of backing her up. Japan’s new government is ...

Japan wanted inflation and Iran war could grant that wish. But it's not the type Tokyo desires

The Iran war is pushing up "cost-push" inflation in Japan as opposed to the "demand-pull" inflation the BOJ seeks.
The Spokesman-Review

Biden and Japan’s leaders look to bind ties to outlast them both

TOKYO – When President Joe Biden welcomes Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, to Washington this week for a visit highlighted by the pomp of a state dinner, there will be an inescapable subtext to ...
朝日新聞社

Japan in bind over possible SDF mission in Strait of Hormuz

Japan is discreetly considering its response should the United States request assistance from the Self-Defense Forces to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz amid the escalating conflict in the ...
The Spokesman-Review

Biden and Japan’s Leader Look to Bind Ties to Outlast Them Both

TOKYO — When President Joe Biden welcomes Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, to Washington this week for a visit highlighted by the pomp of a state dinner, there will be an inescapable subtext to ...