Elbridge Colby, nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, said Japan needed to spend far more on its defense.

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Beijing promised to expand a pilot program giving full foreign ownership in sectors like telecommunications, health care and education. It also vowed to formulate new policies to encourage ...

Yoshimasa Hayashi, Tokyo's top government spokesman, told reporters "with regard to automobile tariffs, we have raised the issue with the US government, taking into account the importance of Japan ...

Japan’s top government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi later said the Japanese steelmaker was considering proposing a bold change in plan from its previous approach of seeking an acquisition.

“We have been raising the issue with the US government, given the importance of Japan’s automobile industry,” Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told a news conference yesterday.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi stressed Japan will "respond appropriately by looking into the details of the (tariffs) when they are revealed and how they impact Japan." The United States ...

Yoshimasa Hayashi, Tokyo's top government spokesman, told reporters: "With regards to automobile tariffs, we have raised the issue with the US government, taking into account the importance of ...

Japan urged the Taliban government to respect human rights during a rare diplomatic meeting with a senior member of the visiting Afghan delegation, Tokyo said on Wednesday. "Several" high-ranking ...