Johnson triggers G7 fears of rival alliance to counter China
Expansion of the G7 is an idea that Japan, Italy, Germany and France oppose, according to officials familiar with those governments’ positions.
Japan opposed sanctions against China on day of Tiananmen crackdown
Japanese leaders were apparently concerned about isolating China internationally and the risk of worsening bilateral ties.
G7 finance officials back need to regulate digital currencies
Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven advanced economies strongly supported the need to regulate digital currencies, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement on Monday after a virtual meeting of the officials. German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz issued a sharply ...
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has made no plans to host a summit of the Group of Seven advanced economies after cancelling a June gathering because of the COVID-19 pandemic, three diplomatic sources said on Wednesday. The Republican president, who has refused to accept the ...
World leaders, including Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, rushed to congratulate U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, with many expressing hopes of unity and cooperation following four years of explosive Donald Trump diplomacy. While Trump refused to accept the results of the election, many world leaders made it ...
Japan to respect Trump decision to hold G7 after U.S. presidential election
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he was inclined to host the G7 summit after the U.S. presidential election in November.
The government is considering exempting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from self-quarantine following a summit of Group of Seven leaders, expected to take place in the United States in late August, sources said Monday. The government currently asks all people entering Japan to self-quarantine for two ...
U.S. tells Japan it hopes for in-person G7 summit in late August, Japanese sources say
Tokyo told Washington in response that Prime Minister Abe would be willing to attend the summit if it were to be held in late August.
Japan against Trump plan to open up G7 to South Korea and others
The U.S. president said in May he was considering inviting Russia, South Korea, Australia and India to an extended G7 leaders' meeting.
Japan told U.S. it opposes South Korea joining G7, in move likely to anger Seoul
The revelation could further sour bilateral ties already overshadowed by disputes over wartime history and other issues.
Japan says it wants to take lead with G7 on Hong Kong security laws
Observers say Japan has been concerned that taking too hard of a line with China on Hong Kong could alienate Beijing just as stability returns to Sino-Japanese ties.
Abe says Japan wants to take lead for G7 statement on Hong Kong
Remark comes days after Tokyo denied a report it caused disappointment by refusing to join joint statement against China’s planned security law.
