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Japan, U.S. officials to hold security talks in Tokyo on March 16 The top foreign and defense officials from Japan and the United States will hold a meeting in Tokyo next Tuesday to strengthen their countries alliance amid an increasingly severe regional security environment, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will visit Japan for three days from Monday, marking their first trips abroad since the launch of U.S. President Joe Biden s administration on Jan. 20, according to the Japanese ministry. Blinken, who will then head to South Korea, plans to reaffirm during his trip to Asia the U.S. commitment to strengthening its alliances and to highlight cooperation that promotes peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region, the State Department said. ....
Biden, Secretary of State Blinken eager to visit Japan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that he and President Joe Biden hope to visit Japan as the two countries continue to deepen their ties, issuing a message of congratulations for the Japanese emperor s 61st birthday. Recalling with great fondness previous visits to Japan during their respective former tenures as deputy secretary of state and vice president, Blinken said the two are eager to visit Japan again. U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021. (Getty/Kyodo) He also said the U.S.-Japan alliance is the cornerstone of peace and prosperity in a free and open Indo-Pacific, referring to a concept that has evolved amid China s rise. ....
New Japan envoy hopes to build solid ties with Biden administration New Japanese Ambassador to the United States Koji Tomita said Friday that he will seek to establish a solid relationship with the administration of President Joe Biden and coordinate the two countries policies on China, North Korea and other issues. My immediate task is..to build relationship (with the new administration), including fostering a common awareness on various policy directions, Tomita said at his first press conference with Japanese media as successor to Shinsuke Sugiyama. It was held virtually amid the coronavirus pandemic. Koji Tomita. (Kyodo) Tomita said managing the security alliance is also a key part of his job, while noting that the Biden administration, which was launched on Jan. 20, has already offered reassuring signs to Tokyo by affirming the U.S. defense commitment over the Japan-controlled, China-claimed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. ....
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi plans to put off a visit to the United States in February after Washington showed hesitance about the idea due to the coronavirus pandemic, sources close to bilateral ties say. ....
Mayor opposed to U.S. military drill site on Japan island wins re-election A local mayor in southwestern Japan, who is opposed to having an island his city oversees become a site for U.S. military drills, won re-election on Sunday. Shunsuke Yaita, the 67-year-old incumbent for Nishinoomote, Kagoshima Prefecture, beat Kiyonobu Fukui, who was backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. His victory could impact the central government s plan to allow the uninhibited Mage Island to be used for U.S. military plane takeoff and landing exercises. Shunsuke Yaita talks to supporters after winning re-election as mayor of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Jan. 31, 2021. (Kyodo) ....