https://www.alojapan.com/1282637/softbank-founder-masayoshi-son-proposes-us-japan-sovereign-wealth-fund-report/ SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son proposes US-Japan sovereign wealth fund: Report #business #economy #investment #Japan #JapanFinanceMinistry #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JointSovereignWealthFund #MasayoshiSon #news #Softbank #SWF #us #UsEconomy #UsJapan #UsNews #USTreasury SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has proposed setting up a United States-Japan joint sovereign wealth fund, to make big ticket investments in infra and tech, Financial Times report…

https://www.alojapan.com/1281471/trump-touts-partnership-between-japans-nippon-steel-u-s-steel/ Trump touts “partnership” between Japan’s Nippon Steel, U.S. Steel #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JapanUs #news #NipponSteel #NipponSteelUsSteel #NipponUsSteel #UsJapan #USSteel U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday touted a “planned partnership” between Nippon Steel Corp. and United States Steel Corp., saying it would create at least 70,000 jobs and deliver a $14 billion boost to the world’s biggest economy. A White House…

https://www.alojapan.com/1281271/u-s-increasingly-aware-of-japans-economic-importance-akazawa/ U.S. increasingly aware of Japan’s economic importance: Akazawa #Japan #JapanNews #JapanUs #JapanUsNegotiation #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #RyoseiAkazawa #TariffNegotiationJapan #UsJapan #UsTariffsJapan The United States is increasingly recognizing the importance of Japan for its economy, the Asian country’s chief tariff negotiator said Friday, after holding discussions with U.S. Cabinet members. Ryosei Akazawa made the remark after d…

https://www.alojapan.com/1268867/joseph-nye-intellectual-giant-who-saved-us-japan-alliance/ Joseph Nye: Intellectual giant who saved US-Japan alliance #alliance #giant #Intellectual #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #joseph #news #nye #saved #UsJapan #who TOKYO — If forced to name just one of Joseph Nye’s many accomplishments, one would typically choose the concept of “soft power” — that countries can pursue diplomacy through ideas and values and not just through military strength. But from the perspective of the Asia-Pacific, Nye, a f…

https://www.alojapan.com/1261962/alaska-lng-white-whale-of-us-japan-ties-key-to-tariff-talks/ Alaska LNG, white whale of US-Japan ties, key to tariff talks #Alaska #Japan #JapanNews #key #LNG #news #Talks #tariff #ties #UsJapan #whale #white TOKYO — Natural gas development in Alaska has reemerged as a crucial topic in U.S.-Japan ties as the countries prepare for a second round of negotiations Thursday over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. Trump has said Japan and South Korea are both interested in investing, though the proj…

https://www.alojapan.com/1241078/us-to-deploy-large-surveillance-drones-to-japans-okinawa/ US to Deploy Large Surveillance Drones to Japan’s Okinawa #drones #Japan #JapanSelfDefenseForces #military #MQ4CTriton #news #NorthropGrumman #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #UnitedStates #UsJapan #USMilitary #沖縄 The US military will deploy long-range surveillance drones in the Japanese region of Okinawa near Taiwan, Tokyo’s defense minister said Tuesday. The MQ-4C Triton drones will boost the intelligence gathering capabilities of the US-Japan d…

https://www.alojapan.com/1227740/japan-vows-appropriate-steps-against-u-s-auto-tariffs/ Japan vows appropriate steps against U.S. auto tariffs #Japan #JapanAutomobileTarrifs #JapanNews #JapanUs #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #UsAutoTarriffsJapan #UsJapan #UsTariffsJapan Japan said Thursday it will respond “appropriately” to planned U.S. auto tariffs, with all options available, calling the latest move by its closest ally “extremely regrettable.” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said U.S. moves to restrict trade could hav…

RT @usembassytokyo: It’s another day of firsts for the #USJapan space partnership. For her first official trip, Deputy Chief of Mission Kem…

U.S. Eyes Japan as Weapons Production Base

https://www.defensemirror.com/news/37010/U_S__Eyes_Japan_as_Weapons_Production_Base

#USJapan #defensecollaboration #DICASforum #defenseindustry #industrialcooperation #missiledevelopment #weaponproduction #militaryassets #warshipmaintenance #aircraftmaintenance #USNavy #MSDF #supplychain #China #globalsecurity #hypersonicwarheads #defenseexports #Patriotmissiles #Ukraine

🌐 Google announces a $1B investment in digital bridges between the U.S. and Japan: introducing Proa and Taihei subsea cables to enhance connectivity, including with Pacific islands. A tech leap amid the Japanese PM's visit to strengthen bilateral ties. #Google #DigitalConnectivity #USJapan #SubseaCables #TechInvestment

US and Japan are set to enhance their partnership in AI and semiconductors, according to Asahi Shimbun.
This move towards deeper technological cooperation will be formalized in a joint statement during Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's meeting with President Joe Biden on April 10.
The visit underscores the 'global partnership' between the two nations.
#USJapan #TechnologyCooperation #AI #Semiconductors #GlobalPartnership

> Japanese government reports carry little weight, because its officials are prohibited from entering US bases..[for] inspections. The problem.. is the #USJapan #StatusOfForcesAgreement signed in 1960. “Thanks to this agreement, the American military does not need to clean up contaminated land,” he said. “They do not need to allow Japanese officials to inspect the bases.” In contrast, in the United States “you can go to #EPA web pages and find out what bases are contaminated with what.” #SOFA

We honor leaders who come together
To build an alliance that lasts forever
Discussing tensions, planning for deterrence
The U.S. and Japan form a strong coalition
With troops and missiles, they ensure the stability
As they prepare against the growing power of China's military

HASHTAGS

#biden #kishida #usjapan #china #military #ode #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/us/politics/biden-kishida-japan.html

Interesting. Discussion of some documents in which #TokugawaNariaki and close associates discussed possible methods for murdering #CommodorePerry.

"Maybe we'll get him and his men really drunk, and then separate their heads from their bodies."

Unclear to me whether this suggests they ever came anywhere close to thinking of actually doing so, vs. merely discussing the possibility.

#bakumatsu #history #assassination #USJapan #earlymodern #earlymodernjapan

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