Tag: Japan

Vice President Mike Pence said he wasn't aware of the allegations against outgoing White House staff secretary Rob Porter until Thursday morning, despite the scandal being apparently known among other West Wing officials. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, Pool)

Mike Pence says ‘it’s an honor’ to serve as VP when asked why he is often ‘out of the loop’ on major Trump news

Naomi Lim · February 8, 2018 11:01 pm

President Trump (pictured right) talked to South Korean President Moon Jae-in (pictured left), as well as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, ahead of the Winter Olympics next week in Pyeongchang, South Korea. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump speaks with leaders of South Korea, Japan ahead of Winter Olympics

Sarah Bedford · February 2, 2018 7:29 pm

When Allies Get Nervous

Thomas Karako · February 2, 2018 9:25 am

British Prime Minister Theresa May, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photo prior to a Thursday meeting in Beijing. May met Xi on a visit aimed at mapping out a new trading arrangements following Britain's departure from the European Union. (Wu Hong/Pool Photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

On China, the US-UK special relationship is in trouble

Tom Rogan · February 1, 2018 7:26 pm

Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler, who lives on a farm in her Missouri district, was thrust into the international spotlight last year when she spearheaded an effort to block transgender troops from serving in the military. Her proposal was rejected in the House, but the following month, President Trump surprised many by announcing a ban. (The Kansas City Star via AP)

Vicky Hartzler on rebuilding the military: ‘It is going to take a long time to recover’

Travis J. Tritten · January 30, 2018 5:01 am

An immigrant from Uganda, who goes by Shubby, joins other immigrants taking the citizenship oath during naturalization ceremonies at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ceremony in Los Angeles on Sept. 20. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

What makes for a shithole?

Dan Hannan · January 22, 2018 5:01 am

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks to the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Rex Tillerson warned China of war over North Korea

Joel Gehrke · January 17, 2018 9:40 pm

The damaged port aft hull of the USS John S. McCain, is visible while docked at Singapore's Changi naval base on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 in Singapore. Cmdr. Jessie Sanchez, former commander of the USS John S. McCain, as well as Cmdr. Bryce Benson, former commander of the USS Fitzgerald, are facing charges related to their respective collisions with merchant ships. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Navy commanders face military criminal charges for fatal collisions

Diana Stancy Correll · January 17, 2018 12:42 am

H.R. McMaster's meetings in San Francisco come as South Korea has recently engaged in continued high-level talks with North Korea, which mark the first time such dialogue has occurred between the two Koreas in more than two years. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

H.R. McMaster attends meetings in San Francisco on North Korea: Report

Melissa Quinn · January 16, 2018 5:50 pm

A Japanese national broadcaster mistakenly sent a message to phone users: "NHK news alert. North Korea likely to have launched missile. The government J alert: evacuate inside the building or underground." (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

First Hawaii, now Japan mistakenly warns of North Korea missile attack

Anna Giaritelli · January 16, 2018 12:50 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov wants Japan to provide assurances that the Aegis systems will be controlled by Japanese rather than American military personnel. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

National Security

Russia worried about US missile defenses in Japan

Joel Gehrke · January 15, 2018 8:23 pm

Pope Francis holds a picture showing a Nagasaki victim as he speaks to journalists onboard the plane for his trip to Chile and Peru. "I think we are at the very limit," Pope Francis said when asked by a reporter aboard his plane about the chances of a nuclear conflict. "I am really afraid of this." (Alessandro Bianchi/Pool Photo Via AP)

Pope Francis worries about nuclear war: ‘I am really afraid of this’

Anna Giaritelli · January 15, 2018 1:04 pm