U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hinted Friday that while Washington is asking Japan to boost its defense spending, it's more about capabilities than money. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/politics/japan-rubio-defense-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #marcorubio #defense #budgets #us #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #sdf
From Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba being ousted to a snap election for the Lower House, here are some of the most likely outcomes of the July 20 Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/politics/post-election-scenarios/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #diet #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #naotokan
Japan's united front on tariffs begins to crack as doubts are raised by business leaders and politicians. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/economy/japan-tariff-negotiation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tariffs #donaldtrump #suntory #takeshiniinami #investments #us #usjapanrelations #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba #ryoseiakazawa
Major Japanese political parties are calling for boosting the country's defense capabilities in their campaigns for the July 20 House of Councilors election, but their views are mixed on increased defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/politics/japanese-parties-election-defense-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #defense #shigeruishiba #ldp #dpp
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Amid ongoing tariff talks, U.S. leader Donald Trump is again demanding Asian allies spend more on stationing American troops and for their own security — a sign that he is continuing to link trade with defense issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/us-japan-south-korea-tariffs-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #defense #budgets #trade #tariffs #china #usmilitary #leejaemyung #shigeruishiba #southkorea
(2) The number of earthquakes around Akusekijima Island has gone up from 300 to over 1,000.
(3) JAPAN: US President refers to the Japanese PM as "Mr. Japan"
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed his appreciation to outgoing South Korean Ambassador to Japan Park Cheol-hee for his contributions to improving relations between Japan and South Korea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/politics/ishiba-south-korea-gratitude/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations
Japan will set up an organization at the Cabinet Secretariat next week that will serve as the "control tower" to coordinate government efforts to deal with crimes by foreign residents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/politics/japan-foreign-resident-crime-control/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshimasahayashi #shigeruishiba #cabinet
Japan is standing its ground after a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump delivered to it a 25% tariff shock, signaling that its stance in negotiations is largely unchanged. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/08/economy/japan-stands-ground-us-tariff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba #ryoseiakazawa
Trump’s brinkmanship might be setting up another TACO trade. The lasting damage to a vital friendship shouldn't be underestimated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/08/japan/americas-copy-and-paste-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #us #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #japaneseeconomy
The U.S. will raise its “reciprocal tariff” on Japan to 25% effective Aug. 1, President Donald Trump said in a letter, an apparent attempt to ramp up pressure that has also given Japan more time before the deadline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/08/economy/trump-japan-tariff-letter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba
US President Trump referred to Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as "Mr.Japan," apparently having forgotten his name.
This and more in the latest episode of the Rorshok Japan Update. Click on the link in bio to listen to the full story!
US President Trump referred to Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as "Mr.Japan," apparently having forgotten his name.
This and more in the latest episode of the Rorshok Japan Update. Click on the link in bio to listen to the full story!
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Ahead of the Upper House election, political parties have come up with proposed solutions to problems caused by a record number of foreign nationals in Japan to visit, work and invest in real estate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/japan/politics/foreign-politics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #yoshihikonoda #ldp #shigeruishiba #dpp #yuichirotamaki #nipponishinnokai #hirofumiyoshimura #sanseito #komeito #2025upperhouseelection #diet
For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices remain relatively high and stable. Now the country is preparing for a reversal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/rice-production-reversal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #agriculture #ldp #shigeruishiba #niigata #inflation
Despite U.S. President Trump’s trade pressure, Prime Minister Ishiba has held firm, constrained by politics and growing Japanese distrust of the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/07/04/japan-must-draw-trade-deadline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations #useconomy #japaneseeconomy #trade
The Upper House election is shaping up to be the most consequential in decades, with Prime Minister Ishiba’s future, the ruling coalition’s hold on power and the opposition’s viability all hanging in the balance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/04/japan/japans-upper-house-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #cdpj #yoshihikonoda #ldp #shigeruishiba #dpp #yuichirotamaki #komeito #2025upperhouseelections
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung showed his intention to visit Japan at an early date by resuming the two countries' "shuttle diplomacy," or mutual visits by their leaders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/japan/s-korea-japan-visit-hope/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #leejaemyung #southkoreajapanrelations #shigeruishiba
