BruceB
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Security Research, Indo-Pacific Research｜安全保障研究、インド太平洋地域研究
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Big Oil doesn’t share Trump’s dream of making Venezuelan oil great again | CNN Business www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/b...
Big Oil doesn’t share Trump’s dream of making Venezuelan oil great again | CNN Business
President Donald Trump may have made a major miscalculation about Venezuela’s oil.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Big Oil doesn’t share Trump’s dream of making Venezuelan oil great again | CNN Business www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/b...
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Japan-China divide widens as fears of long-lasting chill in ties grow www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11...
Japan-China divide widens as fears of long-lasting chill in ties grow
The cavernous gap was on full display over the weekend as any contact between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese Premier Li Qiang failed to materialize at a G20 summit.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Japan-China divide widens as fears of long-lasting chill in ties grow www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11...
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, have agreed to deepen their countries' cooperation in a wide range of areas.
Takaichi and Modi agree to deepen Japan-India cooperation
The agreement came at a time when the security environment in the Indo-Pacific region is increasingly severe.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, have agreed to deepen their countries' cooperation in a wide range of areas.
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said that Japan has completed the delivery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3, or PAC-3, surface-to-air guided missiles to the United States.
Japan completes PAC-3 missile export to U.S.
The missiles, held by the Air Self-Defense Force, were exported under a contract signed in July last year at the request of the United States.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said that Japan has completed the delivery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3, or PAC-3, surface-to-air guided missiles to the United States.
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At first summit with Trump, Takaichi pledges 'new golden age' for alliance - The Japan Times www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...
At first summit with Trump, Takaichi pledges 'new golden age' for alliance
The meeting is a crucial test of Takaichi’s diplomatic chops as she seeks to elevate the Japan-U.S. alliance while staving off pressure from the U.S. on defense spending.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
At first summit with Trump, Takaichi pledges 'new golden age' for alliance - The Japan Times www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...
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Trump, on way to Tokyo, says he'd extend his trip in South Korea, the next leg of his Asia trip after Japan, to meet with Kim Jong Un. US president appears to say sanctions relief would be on table in any meeting.
October 27, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Trump, on way to Tokyo, says he'd extend his trip in South Korea, the next leg of his Asia trip after Japan, to meet with Kim Jong Un. US president appears to say sanctions relief would be on table in any meeting.
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China-Russia-North Korea Trilateral Alignment Challenges Lee Jae-Myung sundayguardianlive.com/editors-choi...
China-Russia-North Korea Trilateral Alignment Challenges Lee Jae-Myung
Emerging trilateral ties complicate South Korea’s efforts to engage North Korea diplomatically.
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September 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
China-Russia-North Korea Trilateral Alignment Challenges Lee Jae-Myung sundayguardianlive.com/editors-choi...
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European leaders arrived in Washington yesterday in terror that Donald Trump was again aligning himself with Vladimir Putin and would try to force Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy into an unfair and perilous settlement.
But the transatlantic alliance survived the nerve-racking test.
But the transatlantic alliance survived the nerve-racking test.
The transatlantic alliance holds as Trump warms to security guarantees for Kyiv
The Kremlin is unsettled by U.S. president’s increasingly serious stance on offering post-war defense commitments to Ukraine.
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August 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM
European leaders arrived in Washington yesterday in terror that Donald Trump was again aligning himself with Vladimir Putin and would try to force Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy into an unfair and perilous settlement.
But the transatlantic alliance survived the nerve-racking test.
But the transatlantic alliance survived the nerve-racking test.
After serving as bulwark for 80 years, Japan\'s U.S. ties continue to evolve www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...
After serving as bulwark for 80 years, Japan's U.S. ties continue to evolve
Under the U.S. security alliance, Japan has contained potential expansion of the Soviet communist bloc and China's hegemonic ambitions since the end of World War II.
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August 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
After serving as bulwark for 80 years, Japan\'s U.S. ties continue to evolve www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...
Japan marks 80 years since the end of WWII
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Japan marks 80 years since the end of WWII | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
People in Japan are commemorating 80 years since the end of World War Two on Friday. A government ceremony is set to start a little before noon. The country regards the day Japanese learned of its sur...
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August 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Japan marks 80 years since the end of WWII
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Trump says Putin ready to make deal on Ukraine, U.S. hopes to include Zelenskyy www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...
Trump says Putin ready to make deal on Ukraine, U.S. hopes to include Zelenskyy
Trump has downplayed talk of a ceasefire emerging from Friday's summit and speculated about a possible second meeting to come, involving more leaders.
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August 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Trump says Putin ready to make deal on Ukraine, U.S. hopes to include Zelenskyy www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...
Russia intensifies offensive ahead of Trump-Putin summit
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Russia intensifies offensive ahead of Trump-Putin summit | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
An aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin has provided more details about the upcoming summit with US President Donald Trump. The leaders will discuss ways to end the fighting in Ukraine.
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August 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Russia intensifies offensive ahead of Trump-Putin summit
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www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/... Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru will hold talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung next week. He will also attend an international conference on Africa before the summit, and he is making arrangements for a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Japan PM Ishiba to meet with South Korea's Lee, other leaders | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru will hold talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung next week. He will also attend an international conference on Africa before the summit, and he is makin...
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August 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/... Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru will hold talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung next week. He will also attend an international conference on Africa before the summit, and he is making arrangements for a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Trump threatens \'severe consequences\' if Putin blocks Ukraine peace www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...
Trump threatens 'severe consequences' if Putin blocks Ukraine peace
The U.S. president did not specify what the consequences could be, but he has warned of economic sanctions if his meeting with Putin proves fruitless.
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August 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Trump threatens \'severe consequences\' if Putin blocks Ukraine peace www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...
Ukraine war has transformed North Korean military: Kyiv’s military intel chief www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...
Ukraine war has transformed North Korean military: Kyiv’s military intel chief
Pyongyang’s alliance with Moscow gives it critical battlefield experience and access to advanced weapons, at the same time making it more unpredictable.
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August 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Ukraine war has transformed North Korean military: Kyiv’s military intel chief www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...
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Assessing North Korea-Southeast Asia’s Diplomatic Renewal - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea www.38north.org/2025/08/asse...
Assessing North Korea-Southeast Asia’s Diplomatic Renewal - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea
This article was written and researched as part of the first cohort of 38 North’s ...
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August 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Assessing North Korea-Southeast Asia’s Diplomatic Renewal - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea www.38north.org/2025/08/asse...
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Trump and Xi key to South Korea’s APEC summit as attendance remains uncertain - Korea Pro koreapro.org/2025/08/trum...
Trump and Xi key to South Korea’s APEC summit as attendance remains uncertain - Korea Pro
South Korea’s ambition to reassert diplomatic leadership by hosting the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this October in Gyeongju faces growing uncertainty as U.S. President Donald Trum...
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August 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Trump and Xi key to South Korea’s APEC summit as attendance remains uncertain - Korea Pro koreapro.org/2025/08/trum...
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In the end, Europe found it lacked the leverage to pull Donald Trump's U.S. into a trade pact on its terms and so has signed up to a deal it can just about stomach — albeit one clearly skewed in America's favor.
Out-gunned Europe accepts least-worst U.S. trade deal
The agreement on a blanket 15% tariff is a reality check on the aspirations of the bloc to become an economic power able to stand up to the likes of the U.S. or China.
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July 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
In the end, Europe found it lacked the leverage to pull Donald Trump's U.S. into a trade pact on its terms and so has signed up to a deal it can just about stomach — albeit one clearly skewed in America's favor.
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(Yonhap) - North Korea is not interested in any policy or proposal from South Korea and will not sit down with Seoul for talks, says the powerful sister of state leader Kim Jong-un.
(LEAD) N.K. leader's sister says not interested in any proposal from Seoul, won't sit down for dialogue | Yonhap News Agency
(ATTN: UPDATES with more comments throughout; ADDS byline)By Park Boram SEOUL, July 28 (...
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July 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
(Yonhap) - North Korea is not interested in any policy or proposal from South Korea and will not sit down with Seoul for talks, says the powerful sister of state leader Kim Jong-un.