Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is on a state visit to Japan this week, is expected to build trade ties with Tokyo following the recent emergence of fresh U.S. tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/24/japan/politics/brazil-lula-japan-state-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #luizinacioluladasilva #shigeruishiba #braziljapanrelations
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 blocking of Nippon Steel’s acquisition of United States Steel by a U.S. president was the result of significant “political interference” and was difficult to understand, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/18/companies/ishiba-nippon-steel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nipponsteel #ussteel #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #acquisitions #steel
U.S. President Donald Trump has said Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel would take the form of an investment instead of a purchase, even as sources said the Japanese steel company had not withdrawn its bid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/08/companies/trump-nippon-steel-us-steel-invest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nipponsteel #ussteel #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #acquisitions #steel
With Donald Trump's second term, Japan faces a new era in its relationship with the U.S., requiring a shift from values-based diplomacy to a transactional approach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/28/japan/trumps-america-and-japan-us-era/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #diplomacy #usjapanrelations #trade #defense
Japan is sitting on an abundance of geothermal energy potential. As it races to decarbonize, is it finally ready to develop the renewable resource? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/12/22/energy/japan-geothermal-political-push/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #energy #renewables #geothermal #emissions #climatechange #shigeruishiba #ldp
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has raised the alarm during a G7 leaders' meeting over growing military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, warning that the developments have a "direct impact" on security in the Indo-Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/14/japan/politics/japan-ukraine-g7-ishiba/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #g7 #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #northkorea #asia #china #syria #gaza #israelhamaswar
Since 3/11, nuclear has no longer been Japan's "dream energy." But is the country prepared to align its climate targets with the pragmatic challenges of this energy source? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/11/19/japan/japan-nuclear-policy-climate-goals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #nuclearenergy #climatechange #emissions #carbon #cop29 #shigeruishiba #ldp #fukushimano1 #311
Japanese passport holders may soon be able to travel to China without a visa for the first time in more than four years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/19/economy/china-japan-visa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #immigration #tourism #visas #covid19 #xijinping #shigeruishiba
Just over two months before Donald Trump returns to the White House, the leaders of the U.S., Japan and South Korea sought to further cement three-way ties on Friday by announcing the creation of a “trilateral secretariat." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/16/japan/ishiba-biden-yoon-trump-north-korea-russia/ #japan #usjapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #northkorea #nuclearweapons #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #missiles #joebiden #shigeruishiba #yoonsukyeol #southkorea #us
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday unveiled a ¥10 trillion ($65 billion) plan to boost the country's chip and artificial intelligence industries via subsidies and other financial incentives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/11/tech/chip-industry-plan/ #business #tech #tech #chipmakers #shigeruishiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to agree to promote mutually beneficial strategic relations between the two countries during a summit meeting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/12/japan/ishiba-xi-to-affirm-strategic-ties/ #japan #shigeruishiba #xijinping #joebiden #china #chinajapanrelations
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump held their first telephone talks on Thursday, as the Japanese leader looks to build up a relationship with Trump before he officially takes office in January. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/07/japan/politics/trump-ishiba-phone-call/ #japan #politics #us #2024uspresidentialelection #democrats #republicans #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #usjapanrelations
Japan must fund any additional spending plans within its budget rather than issuing more debt, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, urging the government to get its fiscal house in order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/01/economy/imf-urge-debt-avoid/ #business #economy #imf #debt #fiscalspending #budgets #boj #shigeruishiba #japaneseeconomy #china
The ruling party looks set for a bruising election night. The question for its leader Shigeru Ishiba is how bad the damage will be. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/10/23/japan/japan-electoral-bleeding/ #commentary #japan #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #shigeruishiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met Thursday with the families of citizens abducted decades ago by North Korea, their first meeting since he took office on Oct. 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/17/japan/japan-pm-ishiba-meets-abduction-family/ #japan #shigeruishiba #sakieyokota #megumiyokota #northkoreajapanrelations #kimjongun
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made a ritual masakaki tree offering at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, the start of its three-day fall festival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/17/japan/japan-ishiba-yasukuni-shrine/ #japan #yasukunishrine #wwii #shigeruishiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba appears to be charting a different course from his predecessor on renewable energy, especially with a nascent effort to expand an energy source Japan has in abundance but has yet to fully utilize: geothermal power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/10/13/energy/ishiba-climate-energy-policies/ #environment #energy #climatechange #emissions #renewables #energy #coal #geothermal #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida #ldp
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved the Lower House of parliament on Wednesday for a general election, as Ishiba stressed the importance of winning a mandate from the public following his LDP leadership victory late last month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/09/japan/politics/lower-house-dissolved/ #japan #politics #lowerhouse #2024lowerhouseelection #shigeruishiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday that the government plans to classify the torrential rain that struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture in September as a severe disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/05/japan/ishiba-noto-peninsula-severe-disaster/ #japan #shigeruishiba #notopeninsula #ishikawa #floods #landslides
