Japan has cancelled an annual security meeting with the US after the Donald Trump administration told the country it had to spend more on defence. US secretary of state Marco Rubio and defence ...

Rahm Emanuel has been listening in with us. He has held many government positions over the years, including mayor of Chicago and, relevant here, President Biden's ambassador to Japan. Ambassador, good ...

Japan’s recent militaristic rhetoric has provoked the wrath of North Korea—but no one in Asia has any idea how Pyongyang will actually respond yet. If there is any one thing that unites America’s ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attend a bilateral meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein (Reuters) -U.S.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Rahm Emanuel, the former U.S. ambassador to Japan, about President Trump's priorities as he meets Japan's new prime minister. Rahm Emanuel has been listening in with us. He ...