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~ The recent visit of the Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to the U.S. brings to focus the close ties between the two allies. What is significant is that PM Suga became the first foreign leader to visit the U.S. after President Joe Biden took office. Washington has a security treaty with Japan and it has served both the countries well in the period since the end of the Second World War. The Prime Minister’s visit this time was significant for many reasons. Let us try to analyse them threadbare. RELATED: Why Japan Needs the U.S. The United States is a critical partner for Japan, espec...

~ Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga arrived at the White House for a summit meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on the afternoon of April 16 (Washington time), clad in a blue suit like that of the President, along with an azure-blue tie and “blue ribbon” badge. It is the same attire Mr. Suga wore on April 1, 2019 when as Chief Cabinet Secretary he announced the name of the new Japanese era, Reiwa.  Blue is the symbolic color of the movement to rescue the Japanese victims abducted by North Korea. The Prime Minister later poured out his feelings, saying that he wanted his attire to ...

Suga-Biden summit pushed back to April 16: Japan spokesman Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's summit with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington will take place on April 16, Japan's top government spokesman said Friday, a week later than previously planned. The delay is necessary "to allow more time for preparation to ensure the success" of Suga's trip, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a press conference. A Japanese government source said the United States asked to reschedule to focus on dealing with COVID-19. Combined photo shows U.S. President Joe Biden (R, Getty) and Japanese Prime...

Japanese kin urge U.S. to focus on resolving N. Korea abduction issue Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s on Monday requested that U.S. President Joe Biden's administration focus on resolving the long-standing abduction issue. Sakie Yokota, 85, mother of then 13-year-old Megumi Yokota, who was kidnapped on her way home from school, and her younger brother Takuya, 52, filed the request addressed to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a meeting with Joseph Young, charge d'affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Sakie Yokota (R, C),...