As with Europe, the Trump administration is sending conflicting signals to America's long-standing allies in Asia, with whom the U.S. has deep-rooted security agreements that date back to the 1950s.

Americans say the economy remains the most important issue in the country as President Donald Trump's tariff fight rattles ...

Ishiba even called on the widow of Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister with whom Trump bonded over rounds of golf during his first term. "I would like to focus on building a personal ...

The last time Donald Trump tried to send a letter to Khamenei, through the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2019, ...

Trump is pursuing “the reverse Kissinger ... former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ill-fated attempts to strike a deal with Putin throughout his term in the Kantei. Despite a courtship ...

Whether Khamenei even would accept a letter remains in question. A previous attempt in 2019 for Trump to exchange a letter to Khamenei through the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saw the ...

US President Donald Trump has written a letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, aiming to initiate talks on ...

In 2019, more than a year after Trump’s withdrawal from the JCPOA, Japan’s then prime minister Shinzo Abe visited Iran in an attempt to mediate. But Khamenei firmly rejected the possibility of talks ...