Fumio Kishida
Upgrade to US-Japan Alliance ‘A Huge Advancement’: Japan Expert
President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met at the White House on April 10 and announced a major upgrade to the U.S.–Japan alliance. William Chou, Japan Chair fellow at the Hudson Institute, says this is a huge advancement that will allow U.S. forces in Japan to operate more closely with their Japanese […]
US-Japan Relationship ‘Vital’ to Region, Given Proximity of Adversaries: Rep. Smith
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.), co-chair of the U.S.-Japan Congressional Caucus, spoke with NTD about Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to the United States, as part of the trilateral summit with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and President Joe Biden. Mr. Smith discussed what the United States should expect from Japan to strengthen their relationship. […]
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 10)
President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met at the White House Wednesday and announced a major upgrade to the U.S.–Japan alliance. The upgrade covers greater defense and intelligence cooperation and aims to send a message to communist China. President Biden told Spanish-language TV station Univision that he plans to use executive powers […]
NTD Newsroom Full Broadcast (April 10)
The Israeli military confirmed that it killed three sons of the leader of Hamas in an airstrike on Wednesday, saying they were operatives of the terrorist group. A major upgrade in U.S.–Japan relations is in the offing: NTD has more on what President Joe Biden announced as he hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at […]
North Korea Says Japan’s Prime Minister Offered to Meet With Leader Kim Jong Un Soon
SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea said Monday that Japan’s prime minister has offered to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but stressed that prospects for their countries’ first summit in about 20 years would depend on Tokyo tolerating the North’s weapons program and ignoring its past abductions of Japanese nationals. Japan acknowledged it has […]
Japanese PM Kishida and Ministers Eat Fukushima Sashimi for Lunch Amid Beijing Seafood Imports Ban
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida invited his ministers to his office on Wednesday to eat a sashimi lunch with seafood caught from Fukushima Prefecture—a move aimed to support the area’s fisheries and seafood industry. The move came as Beijing banned all Japanese seafood imports last week following the release of treated radioactive water from the […]
UK, Japan Sign Historic Defence Pact Allowing Reciprocal Military Access
Britain and Japan have signed a defence agreement to allow the two countries to deploy military forces in one another’s territories, making the UK the first European country to have a reciprocal access agreement with Japan. Downing Street called the pact—signed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in London on […]
Japanese Former Prime Minister Abe Honored at State Funeral
With flowers, prayers, and a 19-gun salute, Japan honored slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday at the first state funeral for a former premier in 55 years. Thousands of mourners flooded to designated spots near the venue from early morning to pay their last respects. Within hours, about 10,000 people had laid flowers, […]
UK, Japan to Work on Countering China
The UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, with her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida, have resolved to work together to counter the threat from communist China. The agreement was reached on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in September 2022.
Japan PM Blames Police for Death of Former Leader Shinzo Abe
TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday blamed inadequate police protection for the death of former leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot last week while giving an outdoor campaign speech. Abe, one of Japan’s most influential politicians, was assassinated last Friday in Nara in western Japan, shocking a nation known for its low crime rate […]
Chinese Nationals Celebrate Shinzo Abe’s Passing; Amb. Brownback on International Religious Freedom
Chinese nationals are celebrating the death of Shinzo Abe, while the rest of the world mourns for the death of the former Japanese prime minister. Chinese internet users offer cruel comments, nightclubs celebrate his death, and businesses offer discounts. We discuss why this is happening in China. I also speak with ambassador Sam Brownback, former […]
Biden Speaks to Japanese Prime Minister Kishida After Abe’s Death, Trump in Talks About Attending Funeral
President Joe Biden held a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and former President Donald Trump has been talking to the family of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about attending Abe’s funeral. Abe, 67, was assassinated on Friday during an election campaign speech in Nara, Japan, by a man with a handmade […]
Japan Will Not Exit From Oil and Gas Project With Russia, Kishida Says
Japan will not pull out from the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Russia despite the withdrawal of other companies over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday. “It is an extremely important project in terms of energy security as it has contributed to the long-term, stable supply of inexpensive liquefied […]
Australia, Japan Announce Sanctions on Russia Over Actions in Ukraine
Australia and Japan announced Wednesday they will be imposing sanctions on Russia over its recent actions in Ukraine, joining a growing team of countries doing so. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced that Russia now regards two areas in Ukraine’s Donbas regions—Luhansk and Donetsk—as independent, and subsequently signed a decree authorizing Russian troops to be […]