
National Oct 6, 2020
Japanese and French leaders affirm cooperation on COVID-19 crisis
In their first talks since Suga took office, it said the Japanese leader and Macron affirmed their cooperation in achieving a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Japanese and French leaders affirm cooperation on COVID-19 crisis
In their first talks since Suga took office, it said the Japanese leader and Macron affirmed their cooperation in achieving a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Japan and France agree to cooperate on COVID-19 and maritime security
Tokyo has been looking to coordinate with European partners over steps against China's rising assertiveness in the South and East China seas.
Macron says he repeatedly told Abe that Ghosn's treatment wasn't good enough
The French president felt the conditions of Carlos Ghosn’s detention and interrogation by Tokyo prosecutors were substandard.
After talks in Tokyo, Abe and Macron issue five-year plan for cooperation
Japan and France agreed Wednesday to step up cooperation in the field of maritime security, issuing a five-year road map for a partnership that also covers issues ranging from global trade to climate change. The policy agreement was reached by the leaders of the two ...
Abe and Macron agree to coordinate ahead of G20, while tiptoeing around Ghosn and Nissan
Prime Minister Abe and French President Macron agreed in Paris to coordinate closely in addressing global economic, trade and environmental issues before Japan hosts the G20 summit in June.
A decision on the third request for provisional freedom is expected in the next few days.
France's Macron tells Shinzo Abe he feels Ghosn's detention in Japan is 'too long and too hard'
It’s the French president’s strongest comments yet on the auto industry scandal.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Emmanuel Macron have expressed hope that a management change at Renault SA will work to facilitate cooperation between the French automaker and its Japanese partner, Nissan Motor Co. During 20-minute telephone talks Friday, Abe told Macron that the ...
Japan and France agree to hold new maritime dialogue by year-end
The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and France affirmed on Friday the launch of a new bilateral framework to discuss maritime security and environmental issues amid China's growing assertiveness, with the first meeting likely to be held by the end of the year. In ...
Japan and France to hold security talks next month in France
Japan and France will hold talks involving their foreign and defense ministers in France on Jan. 11 to deepen bilateral defense cooperation, the Japanese government said Friday. The agendas for the fifth "two plus two" meeting between the countries may include maritime security issues amid ...
Crown Prince Naruhito arrives in Lyon to mark 160th anniversary of Japan-France diplomatic ties
Crown Prince Naruhito arrived in the southeastern French city of Lyon on Friday for his first official visit to France to commemorate the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the countries. During the nine-day trip, he plans to meet French President Emmanuel Macron and attend ...
Crown Prince to visit France in September to mark anniversary of diplomatic ties
Crown Prince Naruhito will make a nine-day trip to France from Sept. 7 to commemorate 160 years of diplomatic ties, the government said Tuesday. Initial plans by the Imperial Household Agency for Crown Princess Masako to accompany her husband at the invitation of France were ...