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ANTONY BLINKEN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 3, 2021
Top U.S. diplomat says China acting 'more aggressively abroad'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview that aired Sunday that China had recently acted 'more aggressively abroad' and was behaving 'increasingly in adversarial ways.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2021
U.S. falling behind China in shaping climate future, top diplomat says
The challenge of both confronting and keeping up with China will be a central element of U.S. climate policy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 12, 2021
Top U.S. diplomat says any attempt by China to take Taiwan by force would be a 'serious mistake'
Antony Blinken voiced concern about tension fomented by Chinese 'aggressive actions” in the area and said the U.S. stands by its commitments to ensure the island's self-defense.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 31, 2021
China tensions under Biden underscored by human rights report
The report released by the U.S. State Department accuses the Chinese government of 'crimes against humanity.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2021
Biden’s U.S.-Saudi re-calibration
Biden, like every other U.S. president since Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s, realizes that Saudi Arabia is vital to maintaining American strategic interests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 25, 2021
Blinken says U.S. won’t force ‘us-or-them’ choice with China
The top American diplomat said that the U.S. and its allies need to come together to develop technologies when the benefits of trading with China must be weighed against the risks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2021
U.S. and China deviate from the diplomacy script
“Strong smell of gunpowder and drama” was the way Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian described the U.S-China meeting in Anchorage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 21, 2021
Two very different ‘two-plus-two’ meetings
Were the Tokyo and Seoul two-plus-two meetings successful? For Japan, it was a great beginning and much more successful than expected.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 20, 2021
U.S. and China must figure out what’s next after talks clear the air
While the Americans portrayed the talks as a good chance to exchange views, they left Alaska without any clear path forward on key issues, with experts saying relations may only get worse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 20, 2021
'Tough' U.S.-China talks signal rocky start to relations under Biden
The talks yielded no diplomatic breakthroughs — as expected — but the bitter rivalry on display suggested the two countries had little common ground to reset relations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 19, 2021
Top American and Chinese diplomats clash publicly at start of first talks of Biden presidency
The U.S., which quickly accused China of 'grandstanding,' had been looking for a change in behavior from China which had earlier this year expressed hope for a reset to sour relations.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2021
A demonstration of strength by the Japan-U.S. alliance
The virtual summit of the four leaders of 'Quad' countries should quiet fears that the forum would be just a talk shop, unable to provide concrete deliverables.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 16, 2021
Top U.S. and Japanese officials get tough on China in key security talks
In a joint statement singling out Beijing, the top U.S. and Japanese diplomats and defense chiefs condemned China's 'coercion and destabilizing behavior' in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 14, 2021
China and U.S.-Japan alliance to take top billing as senior Biden officials visit Tokyo
Both nations are expected to use the meeting to set the agenda for the alliance, making abundantly clear the shifting U.S. and Japanese perceptions of China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 24, 2021
Antony Blinken, without leaving U.S., tries to mend fences with allies abroad
As part of his effort to re-energize American alliances frayed by the Donald Trump years, Blinken has spoken with dozens of his counterparts around the world but has yet to leave the U.S.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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