Japan Seeks to Preserve Status Quo With Trump. That May Be a Big Ask.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to cite his country’s increased investment in the U.S. and its regional security ...
Japan’s Ishiba faces balancing act in first meeting with Trump
When Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, his goal, ...
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Donald Trump and Japan’s Ishiba Shigeru make for an odd couple
IN HIGH SCHOOL, Ishiba Shigeru joined the golf club. But he abandoned the sport after entering politics. The elitist hobby ...
Japan’s Ishiba to Tread Cautiously in First Meeting With Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will likely proceed cautiously in his first meeting with President Donald Trump on ...
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Country profile: Singapore
At the centre of world trade, Singapore is an affluent global power. However, as Katie Burton reports, its economic rise has come at a political cost ...
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What is the world thinking about Korea’s political crisis?
In key foreign ministries and intelligence agencies overseas, there is undoubtedly an acute focus on how developments in ...
Japan’s PM will need more than just charm to win over Trump this time
The Japanese prime minister will be tested on whether he can make a case for the effectiveness of strength in numbers of ...
Japan's 'geeky' PM Ishiba to navigate Trump relations
Days after Donald Trump's 2016 election victory, Japan's then-prime minister Shinzo Abe rushed to deliver him a gold-plated ...
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Can Japan’s Ishiba Build a Good Personal Relationship With Trump?
Ishiba will be the second foreign leader – following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – to meet face-to-face with ...