U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that America would stand by Japan, saying she was confident the country will fully recover from its tsunami and nuclear disasters.
Representatives from 192 countries will be in town in the upcoming week for a United Nations anti-poverty summit and the opening of the U.N. General Assembly's annual ministerial meeting.
Uncertainty over a Marine base and plans to move thousands of U.S. troops to Guam are straining a post-World War II security alliance Japan and the United States set 50 years ago, but Tokyo's new leader said Tuesday he stands behind the pact.
Sixty-four years ago this week, the Japanese formally surrendered to Allied forces on the USS Missouri, ending World War II. Thus began a long era in U.S.-Japanese relations characterized by a shared strategic vision and broad cooperation on security.
TOKYO — Japan's opposition, savoring a spectacular election win, demanded yesterday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resign, opposed his support for U.S. foreign policy and promised to gain leadership of the world's second-largest economy.
TOKYO — Japan's opposition, savoring a spectacular election win, demanded yesterday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resign, opposed his support for U.S. foreign policy and promised to gain leadership of the world's second-largest economy.
