Japan-U.S. relations

Migration policies are influenced by a complicated mix of labor markets, geopolitics, trade and diplomacy -- and often have unintended consequences.

Kono toured the test complex for an advanced ballistic missile defense system that Japan is procuring.

Instead, Tokyo and Seoul should address their differences bilaterally, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said.

Japan is ready to give Trump a signature economic win. Here's why.

Recent comments by the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command were over-interpreted.

It’s no easy thing to balance a distant ally with a worrisome close neighbor.

Japan is at the heart of virtually every effort to write new rules governing the global trading system in the 21st century.

The Japanese prime minister has put serious effort into diplomacy near and far -- but will it pay off?

On the eve of Trump’s higher steel and aluminium tariffs, Japan’s Trade Minister is pushing grounds for exemptions.

North Korea's active summer poses a host of challenges to Japan's defense posture.

What happens when the world’s oldest, largest, and most responsible democracies meet?