US EditionPM Takaichi to visit US, vows to be ‘candid’ with Trump as as oil pressures mount amid West Asia war
Prime Minister Takaichi aims to secure US support on Taiwan and energy amid rising oil costs and regional tensions, with Japan releasing strategic oil reserves.
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Japan's Takaichi faces Iran war test at Trump summit Thursday
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to the United States for a summit with President Donald Trump on March 19 was never going to be easy. Now, with Trump calling upon Japan and other countries to send warships to ensure safe passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz, she increasingly faces a no-win situation. “No decision has […] The post Japan’s Takaichi faces Iran war test at Trump summit Thursday appeared first on Asia Times.
Help the US with Iran – while it's still dangerous
For Japan’s long-term economic and defense interests, it should send minesweepers or other help for the US to the Middle East, sooner rather than later. Don’t expect any fireworks when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets President Donald Trump in Washington on March 19. Compared to Britain, Spain, France, and the United States’ other erstwhile allies ー large and small (except for the Poles and a couple others) ー Japan looks like the mos…
PM Takaichi to visit US, vows to be ‘candid’ with Trump as as oil pressures mount amid West Asia war
Ahead of her first visit to the US since taking office, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has warned of Japan’s severe security environment while the country also faces economic pressure from rising oil prices linked to the Iran war.
In the Far East there is a growing confusion before the President's requests. A few days the visit to the White House of the Japanese premier Sanae Takaichi, in difficulty on Hormuz
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