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Iran's president said on Wednesday that there was no chance of negotiations or compromise with the United States, allegedly because Washington is seeking to topple the government in Tehran. In a televised speech, Hassan Rouhani said "the United States says Iran should change" back to ...
Japan and Britain plan April talks among foreign and defense ministers
Japan and Britain are arranging a meeting of their foreign and defense ministers on April 8 in Tokyo, aiming to enhance post-Brexit bilateral cooperation, government sources said Saturday. Japan hopes to leverage closer ties with Britain, which is set to leave the European Union in ...
Sadako Ogata: Waging peace on war
A 1993 photograph of a diminutive, sexagenarian woman surveying the front lines of conflict has left an indelible mark on the international community as a true example of commitment to humanitarian aid.
Feud between major U.S. allies Japan and South Korea deepens as Trump sits it out
Donald Trump's desire to put "America First" has fostered new disputes between the United States and its allies. In Asia, old rivalries are also roaring back. Ties between Japan and South Korea — two of Washington's closest security partners — have arguably turned their most ...
Trump's cost-sharing spat with ally South Korea raises fears of U.S. pullback from peninsula
Just as President Donald Trump looks to make peace with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, his administration is putting fresh strain on the U.S.'s seven-decade alliance with South Korea. At issue is the Trump administration's insistence that South Korea accepts as much as a 50 ...
Ghosn, Meng and the dangers of 'arrested diplomacy'
The arrest of Carlos Ghosn has put Japan's justice system on trial in the world court of public opinion.
Japan Foreign Minister Taro Kono urges Seoul to keep promises as historical flashpoints fray ties
Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Monday urged South Korea to make good on promises made in bilateral pacts related to the issues of wartime labor and "comfort women," as diplomatic relations between the neighbors become increasingly frosty. The term comfort women is a euphemism used ...
White House national security adviser John Bolton warned on Sunday against violence or intimidation of American diplomats in Venezuela or opposition leader Juan Guaido, saying such action would trigger a response from the United States. "Any violence and intimidation against U.S. diplomatic personnel, Venezuela's democratic ...
U.S. top envoy Pompeo expects 'good marker' with North Korea before next Trump-Kim summit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday there remains "an awful lot of work to do" to achieve the denuclearization of North Korea but he anticipates further progress by the end of next month, when the U.S. and North Korean leaders are ...
Abe makes no progress with Putin in talks on Russia-held islands and postwar peace treaty
The leaders of Russia and Japan acknowledged Tuesday that settling a decades-long dispute over four island disputes poses a daunting challenge, but vowed to continue negotiations. The Soviet Union seized Shikotan, Kunashiri and Etorofu and the Habomai islets, known in Japan as the Northern Territories, ...
China rebukes former envoys over letter calling for release of detained Canadians
China on Tuesday lashed out at a group of former diplomats and academics who signed an open letter to President Xi Jinping calling for the release of two Canadians detained on national security grounds. Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were on Dec. ...
