The Japan Times5h
U.S. commerce chief rules out auto tariff exemption for Japan
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick linked the 25% tariffs on car imports, set to begin on April 2, to cutting the U.S. trade ...
U.S. allies in Asia still hope to avoid steel and aluminum tariffs
The Trump administration’s 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are now in effect but South Korea, Japan and Australia remain hopeful of exemptions.
Naval affairs specialist says Pacific allies might just have answers to US shipbuilding problems
A longtime naval analyst said approaches seen in Japan and South Korea could help the operations of US shipyards building ...
All’s not well between the US and Japan amid Trump’s return to power
Japan’s ties with the US face uncertainty under Trump, with trade disputes, security tensions, and shifting global alliances.
Triple Threat: US Sends More Spy Planes To Watch China and Its Allies
According to data captured by the aircraft tracking service Flightradar24, a U.S. Air Force RC-135V spy plane, also known as ...
G7 allies avoid divisions with Rubio playing 'good guy' role
It could have been disastrous. Just a day before the end of a three-day meeting of G7 foreign ministers in a remote snowy ...
In northeast Asia, US allies are on alert
Japan and South Korea are adopting a cautious wait-and-see policy in the wake of geopolitical upheavals caused by the Trump ...
The Jakarta Post2dOpinion
Asian allies on edge: Japan and South Korea brace for uncertainty
Trump’s administration hesitates to mediate between Japan and South Korea, but sustained diplomacy is crucial to maintaining ...
China’s warships are turning up in unexpected places and alarming US allies. Is this the new normal?
Chinese warships have been circumnavigating Australia’s coastline for more than three weeks, passing within 200 miles of ...
Global arms transfers report shows US allies are main bearers of Washington’s strategic costs: experts
The US was by far the largest exporter of major arms from 2020 to 2024 with a share of 43 percent of global arms exports, a ...
Top diplomats from G7 countries meet in Canada as Trump threatens more tariffs on US allies
Top diplomats from Group of 7 have held a first day of talks in Canada as U.S. President Donald Trump's trade and foreign ...
‘Nobody will trust a US treaty again,’ and Japan’s yen is now the new safe haven currency, strategist says
“So you want to buy defense," he told CNBC. "You want to keep out of the euro and own the yen, which is now the new safe ...