By dispatching its foreign minister to the event, Tokyo seems intent on asserting its influence – and avoiding being upstaged by Beijing.

During his four-day stay beginning Sunday, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will be the first senior Japanese official to meet members of the incoming president's governing team. Iwaya said he was likely to meet with Trump's pick for secretary of state, Senator Marco Rubio, who is expected to be confirmed on Monday.

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U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to block Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel casts a shadow over Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Japan on Tuesday for farewell meetings with Washington's most important ally in Asia.

The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan will hold talks in the South Korean capital on Monday, as the key U.S. allies seek to underscore improved ties and shared security concerns amid the worst political crisis in decades in Seoul.

(Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool Photo via AP) U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrives at Camp Asaka, a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force base, on the outskirts of Tokyo, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.(Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool Photo via AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden ...

With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing an uncertain future as it battles through the resulting political turmoil.

By dispatching its foreign minister to the event, Tokyo seems intent on asserting its influence - and avoiding being upstaged by Beijing In a gesture heavy with symbolism, strategy and no small measure of urgency,

European shares have opened higher after a mixed session in Asia. China reported that its economy grew at a 5% annual pace last year, hitting the government's target but slowing