Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering visiting the island of Iwo Jima, a fierce battleground in the Pacific War, to attend a joint Japan-U.S. memorial service on March 29. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/13/japan/politics/ishiba-mull-iwojima-march/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #iwojima #shigeruishiba #us #usjapanrelations #wwii
Donald Trump’s skepticism of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty should push Japan to rethink its defense posture, increase military spending, expand arms exports and even consider the nuclear question. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/11/world/japans-defense-taboos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #sdf #defense #nuclearweapons
Japan observed a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. on Tuesday to mark the 14th anniversary of the megaquake and tsunami that left more than 22,000 people dead or missing, with over 27,000 people still displaced today. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/11/japan/society/311-ishiba-remarks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #earthquakes #311 #tsunami #tohoku #miyagi #iwate #fukushima #shigeruishiba
Japan is increasingly concerned that the U.S. may no longer be a reliable ally, especially as its shifting policies raise fears of a weakened security partnership amid rising threats from China and Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/11/japan/japan-us-policy-shifts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations #defense #ukraine #russiaukrainewar
The Japanese government has approved guidelines for a revamp of its foreign worker training program in a bid to nurture trainees into skilled workers in the hopes of resolving Japan's chronic labor shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/11/japan/foreign-workers-scheme/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers #shigeruishiba #foreigntrainees
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s aim of reaching a consensus in the Lower House on corporate and group donations to political parties ahead of summer polls appears to be in doubt amid divisions within the opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/politics/corporate-donations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #politicalfunds #ldp #shigeruishiba #cdp #dpp #komeito #nipponishinnokai
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to go all out for this summer's House of Councilors election at an annual convention of his Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/09/japan/politics/ishiba-ldp-convention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said that his government has canceled plans to raise the ceiling on out-of-pocket expenses for high-cost medical care in August. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/politics/ishiba-cancels-medical-expense-cap-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #medicine #shigeruishiba #diet
U.S. President Donald Trump has complained about the one-sided nature of his country's bilateral security agreement with Japan. In response, the Japanese government underlined the pact's cooperative element. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/politics/trump-japan-us-security-treaty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #defense #yoshimasahayashi
The wildfire in Iwate Prefecture has slowed down after two days of rain through Thursday, with the government announcing plans to offer financial support for disaster victims whose houses have been damaged. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/rain-slow-down-wildfire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iwate #ofunato #wildfires #shigeruishiba
For Nippon Steel, buying U.S. Steel is not just a simple acquisition. It forms the last piece of the puzzle in the Japanese steelmaker's long-term business strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/05/companies/nippon-steel-takeover/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nipponsteel #ussteel #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #acquisitions #steel
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba overcame the first major hurdle of the year for his administration after the Lower House approved a ¥115.2 trillion ($772 billion) revised budget proposal for fiscal 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/04/japan/politics/budget-approval/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #dpp #nipponishinnokai #cdp #budgets #taxes #diet #shigeruishiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has emphasized that Japan has “no intention of taking sides” following U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s extraordinary blowup at the White House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/03/japan/politics/ishiba-ukraine-trump-reaction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ukrainejapanrelations #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #shigeruishiba #g7 #donaldtrump #us
The government plans to strengthen support for regional companies that hire urban corporate workers with specialized know-how in the form of side jobs or dual jobs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/02/companies/regional-firms-urban-workers-hire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jobs #shigeruishiba #rurallife #workstylereform #freelance #telework
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said that same-day admission tickets will be introduced for the 2025 World Exposition to be held in Osaka. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/25/japan/osaka-expo-same-day-tickets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2025osakaexpo #shigeruishiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has urged G7 leaders to be careful “not to draw the wrong lessons” by backing a Ukraine peace process that could validate the use of force to change borders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/25/japan/politics/japan-ishiba-ukraine-g7/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ukrainejapanrelations #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #shigeruishiba #g7 #donaldtrump #us
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba needs as many leaders on his side as possible to pass his administration's draft budget for the fiscal year 2025. His shared interest in trains with some of them might prove crucial. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/23/japan/politics/party-leaders-train-fans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #komeito #shigeruishiba #seijimaehara #tetsuosaito #rail #kyoto #tottori
In a statement released Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima in the closing days of World War II, U.S. President Donald Trump touted his country's alliance with Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/20/japan/politics/trump-alliance-iwo-jima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #us #usjapanrelations #wwii #iwojima
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan appears to be struggling to make a mark on budget negotiations as policy wrangling between the coalition and opposition heats up more than ever before. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/20/japan/politics/funds-scandal-dispute-cdp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #junazumi #yoshihikonoda #dpp #nipponishinnokai #ldp #shigeruishiba
The government of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is making slow progress in its negotiations with opposition parties for support in passing the budget for fiscal 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/18/japan/politics/budget-negotiations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponisshinnokai #ldp #shigeruishiba #seijimaehara #cdp #dpp
