Japan Cancels Annual Meeting With US After Trump Demands Higher Defence Spending

Home Indo-Pacific Japan Japan Cancels Annual Meeting With US After Trump Demands Higher Defence Spending Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported that President Trump's administration was demanding that its Asian allies, including Japan, spend 5% of their …

U.S. presses Japan to raise defense spending to 3.5 pct of GDP: media

TOKYO, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government has pressed Japan to raise its defense spending to 3.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), a demand that will likely prompt Tokyo to cancel a planned high-level meeting with Washington, Kyodo News …

Japan, US, Philippines simulate crisis in joint coast guard drills amid China tensions

The US Coast Guard was represented in the exercises by the cutter Stratton, which can carry up to 170 personnel, and Japan by the 6,000-tonne Asanagi. Friday's drills began with a simulation of a person falling overboard. Once the dummy, wearing a …

TV PATROL: Pilipinas, Japan, at US nagsagawa ng joint coast guard exercises

Asia Week Ahead: Tokyo Inflation And Retail Sales From Japan, And Industrial Data From China And Taiwan

Saturday, June 21, 2025 4:30 AM EDT Japan releases key economic indicators, including Tokyo inflation, the unemployment rate, retail sales, and flash purchasing managers’ indexes. Additionally, China will publish industrial profits figures, while Taiwan  …

Women's friendly basketball match between China, Japan held in E China

Wang Siyu (C) of China competes during a women's friendly basketball match between China and Japan in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, June 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu) Yang Shuyu (L) of China competes during a women's friendly …

Japan deploys SDF planes to Djibouti for possible Mideast evacuation

An Air Self-Defense C-2 transport aircraft departs for Djibouti from Miho Air Base in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on June 21, 2025. Photo: Courtesy Two Japanese Self-Defence Forces (SDF) planes departed for eastern Africa on Saturday to stand by for a …

World : Japan To Provide Defence Equipment To Thailand, 7 Other Nations

TOKYO, June 21 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Japan plans to supply defence equipment to Thailand, Tonga and six other nations in the current fiscal year as security aid, a government source said Friday, in bid to ensure safe sea lanes in the Indo-Pacific region where …

Marcos highlights Philippine culture, innovation at World Expo 2025 in Japan

OSAKA, Japan — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday, June 20, visited the Philippine Pavilion at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, emphasizing the country’s commitment to showcasing Filipino heritage, creativity and innovation on the world stage. …

U.S. asked Japan to raise defense spending to 3.5% of GDP

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has asked Japan to raise its defense spending to 3.5 percent of gross domestic product, a request that will likely prompt Tokyo to call off a planned high-level meeting with Washington, a Japan-U.S. …