He later visited another Japanese island Ishigaki, home to Japan Coast Guard patrol boats defending the disputed East China ...
US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel emphasizes deterrence and shows support for Yonaguni and Ishigaki islands amid tensions ...
Emanuel was the first U.S. ambassador to visit Yonaguni ... the Japan-U.S. security alliance but has called for a reduction in the number of American troops housed on the island.
(Kyodo News via AP) U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, left, and Ishigaki Vice Mayor Eiichiro Chinen, front right, visit a bay on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan Friday, May ...
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Japan stressed Friday the importance of increased deterrence and his country’s commitment to its key ally as he visited two southwestern Japanese islands at ...
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In another China-targeted move, US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel set his feet on the westernmost island of Yonaguni in ...
The Chinese ambassador said the ‘Japanese people will be dragged into the fire’ if they continue to support Taiwan’s ...