Discussions will include Chinese aggression in the region. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Australia from February 9-12 to meet with other Quad nation leaders…
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U.S. Asks UN to Meet Over North Korea
Seeks closed-door Security Council meeting on Thursday. On Monday, North Korea confirmed it had launched a ballistic missile that it said could target the U.S. territory of Guam…
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U.S.-Japan Make Joint Statement on Indo-Pacific Security
Maintain strong objection to China’s ongoing claims for power. The U.S. Department of Defense released a joint statement last week made by the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee. Secretary…
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First Lady Will Go to Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese government has declared a COVID emergency. First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics despite the Japanese government declaring a state of…
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President Welcomes Japanese Prime Minister
Discuss topics regarding national alliances and Chinese influence in Asia. On Friday, President Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to the White House. The two world leaders…
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Quad Leaders Commit to Cooperation
Australia, India, Japan and U.S. have reaffirmed partnership. This past week, President Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, and Australian Prime Minister Scott…
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Secretaries of State and Defense Visit Japan
Plans to discuss Chinese relations. On Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Tokyo to meet with Japanese officials to discuss…
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Production plant to be located in India. On Friday, leaders of the Indo-Pacific group known as the Quad announced their new plan to open a new COVID-19 vaccine…
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Astronauts Complete Spacewalk Maintenance
International Space Station sees 236th spacewalk during exterior maintenance. Astronauts Kate Rubins of NASA and Soichi Noguchi of the Japanese Space Agency performed exterior maintenance on the International…
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Most Advanced U.S. Naval Destroyer Deployed to Japan
Supports U.S. priority on securing Indo-Pacific region. The USS Rafael Peralta has arrived in Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, as part of the priority of the U.S. to uphold…
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