Japan’s foreign minister urged Beijing to “play a responsible role” in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, In his first talks with his Chinese counterpart in six months, Japan has joined its Western allies in imposing severe sanctions on Russia in response to the Ukraine crisis, while Beijing has refused to criticize Moscow’s invasion. … Read more
Following Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi’s travel to Poland, twenty Ukrainians arrived in Tokyo on a government jet on Tuesday, as Japan cautiously welcomes those escaping Moscow’s incursion. While it has opened its doors to Ukrainians, it refers to them as “evacuees” rather than refugees. Japan generally takes only a few dozen refugees per year from … Read more
WASHINGTON: The United States will ease tariffs on steel imported from Japan, officials announced on Monday, in the latest move by President Joe Biden’s administration to resolve trade disputes started under his predecessor Donald Trump. Beginning in April, Japan will be allowed to pay lower duties on exports of up to 1.25 million tons of … Read more
