Goodbye for now, sweet home Chicago. Tokyo, here we come. So excited. pic.twitter.com/laM8lCHSkm
— Rahm Emanuel (@RahmEmanuel) January 22, 2022
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Leaves For Japan Ambassadorship https://t.co/lpM3mrZYSJ pic.twitter.com/qGuDJu3Wnz
— CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) January 23, 2022
New U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel — known for having the ear of President Joe Biden — arrived in Japan on Sunday, giving Tokyo its first official envoy in 2½ years. https://t.co/uqLU6Ib5fV
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) January 24, 2022
New U.S. envoy Rahm Emanuel arrives in Japan to further bolster alliancehttps://t.co/oFaQy7Hm0H
— Kyodo News | Japan (@kyodo_english) January 23, 2022
NEW ENVOY | READY TO OPEN DOORS
Rahm Emanuel sat in on the Biden-Kishida summit Friday, as well as the 2+2 earlier in January. He dined with Japan's U.S. Ambassador Tomita and Chicago Consul General Tajima before his departure.https://t.co/Q32LkQJ5Tf
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 23, 2022
New US envoy Rahm Emanuel arrives in Japan to further bolster alliance https://t.co/QNdpX6nNr5
— The Mainichi (Japan Daily News) (@themainichi) January 23, 2022
New U.S. envoy Rahm Emanuel arrives in Japan: The new U.S. ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, arrived in Japan on Sunday, filling a key post that has been vacant for more than two years and taking… https://t.co/jgZCCxowpt
— Japan Today News (@JapanToday) January 23, 2022
New U.S. Ambassador Emanuel Arrives in Japan https://t.co/kEtQFsRBTu
— nippon.com/ja (@nippon_ja) January 23, 2022
In an exclusive interview with NHK, new US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel says the relationship between the two countries is at a “critical juncture.”https://t.co/NPgbAgnqhZ
— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) January 17, 2022
#US President Biden meets with US Ambassador to #Japan Rahm Emanuel in the Oval Office on Jan. 3.
(Via @WhiteHouse) pic.twitter.com/bv3OZWxv2L
— Arab News Japan (@ArabNewsjp) January 6, 2022
Our new Ambassador Rahm Emanuel is in DC and already starting to work. It’s been an honor to lead the Mission Japan team as Chargé d’Affaires and to hand off this account to such a distinguished political leader. You should be hearing from him soon! pic.twitter.com/o5CAizUqMF
— ラーム・エマニュエル駐日米国大使 (@USAmbJapan) January 5, 2022
Congratulations to my successor & next U.S. Amb. to Japan @RahmEmanuel. Though our political backgrounds differ, Amb. Emanuel shares my conviction that the U.S.-Japan relationship is the cornerstone of peace & prosperity in an important region.
Full statement on his confirmation: pic.twitter.com/kCZVT1eL5p— Senator Bill Hagerty (@SenatorHagerty) December 18, 2021
https://twitter.com/Suntimes/status/1483862069862703106
https://twitter.com/ShingetsuNews/status/1480342000843235332
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was able to tick many of the boxes on Japan’s wishlist during his virtual summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, but now the hard part begins. https://t.co/Eotnf9QQgB
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) January 24, 2022
It was an honor to meet with Prime Minister Kishida to further strengthen the U.S.-Japan Alliance — the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific and around the world. pic.twitter.com/ZItwL1fvY0
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 21, 2022
Proud to join President Biden for his virtual summit with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida. Our Alliance has never been stronger. Alongside the U.S. Mission Japan team, ready to make today’s pledges a reality. @POTUS @JPN_PMO pic.twitter.com/T6MqZIN6bt
— ラーム・エマニュエル駐日米国大使 (@USAmbJapan) January 22, 2022
A Biden trip to the Indo-Pacific this spring? It appears so. “President Biden welcomed Prime Minister Kishida’s invitation to visit Japan for the next Quad Leaders Meeting in the first half of 2022.”https://t.co/9F1S3R4g72
— Derek J. Grossman (@DerekJGrossman) January 21, 2022
Kishida said that Japan and the U.S. will continue close cooperation to deter Russia from invading Ukraine.
Biden and Kishida plan Quad summit in Japan in late spring https://t.co/hQqaT7BGZa
— セルギー・コルスンスキー駐日ウクライナ特命全権大使 (@KorsunskySergiy) January 21, 2022
A first: The @whitehouse releases *video* footage from inside the Situation Room. We've seen still photos for years, but the Biden administration says this is the first-ever video release from inside the super-secret space: https://t.co/GNV8VtYtqz
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) January 21, 2022
Biden-Kishida 1st formal talks touch on China, nuke weapons https://t.co/asR9KJLk58 pic.twitter.com/kEJAU4r3dK
— CTV News (@CTVNews) January 22, 2022
US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to "push back" against China and condemned North Korea's spate of missile tests, while Biden underlined US commitment to defending Japan, in virtual talks Friday
➡️ https://t.co/6HBFCfeLvv
✍️ @SebastianAFP pic.twitter.com/fhlevZ7Lyn— AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 21, 2022
Biden talks to Japan's Kishida amid mounting security concerns https://t.co/FjTH7FlDYx pic.twitter.com/aYoUshcVDG
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2022
Biden sought support from Japanese PM on Ukraine as pair held first formal talks amid worries about North Korea and China https://t.co/2zdRGDd6La
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) January 21, 2022
President Biden meets virtually with Japanese PM Kishida to discuss China's military posture, North Korea's nuclear program and other common threats, including Covid, the climate crisis and cybersecurity.https://t.co/on9qYs2mP6
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) January 22, 2022
Biden, Japan's Kishida discuss Ukraine crisis, North Korean nuclear ambitions during virtual talks https://t.co/xTR2WySunM
— CNBC Politics (@CNBCPolitics) January 21, 2022
The 80-minute virtual meeting came as North Korea earlier this week suggested it might resume nuclear and long-range missile testing that has been paused for more than three years. https://t.co/53CETu2NKC
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) January 21, 2022
Biden-Kishida 1st formal talks touch on North Korea, China https://t.co/Hsy5XL5IIf pic.twitter.com/BgTYprOcv9
— L.A. Daily News (@ladailynews) January 21, 2022
Security and China to dominate Biden’s talks with Japan’s Kishida https://t.co/PursQ6SEkz pic.twitter.com/I1HIjrJ1iL
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 21, 2022
Chinese aggression causing disquiet in the Indo-Pacific: US’ Joe Biden & Japan’s Fumio Kishida’s discuss.#IndoPacific #China #JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/SH2t5YHDci
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) January 22, 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida had expressed his intention to host the Japan-Australia-India-US Summit Meeting in Japan in the first half of this year.#WorldNews https://t.co/qVEvbx2hh4
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) January 22, 2022
With #US President Joe Biden accepting #Japanese PM Kishida Fumio’s invitation to visit Tokyo in the first half of 2022, the #Quad summit is expected to take place in May
(reports Shishir Gupta )https://t.co/G61tn9Y6Lk
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) January 22, 2022
#US President Joe Biden and #Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to "push back" against #China https://t.co/n4WRoSvP71
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) January 22, 2022
U.S. President #JoeBiden and Japanese Prime Minister #FumioKishida agreed in a virtual meeting on Friday to boost cooperation on pressing economic and security issues, including China, North Korea's missiles and Russia's threat to #Ukraine.https://t.co/ZDmeVIxvmU
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) January 22, 2022
President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held their first formal talks on Friday as they face fresh concerns about North Korea's nuclear program and China's growing military assertiveness.https://t.co/w59lyvWUsC
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) January 21, 2022
Biden, Japan's Kishida vow to 'push back' on Chinahttps://t.co/90w6vVoRPY
— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) January 21, 2022
Forecast: President Biden will meet virtually with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in the first talks between the two since Kishida's election in October. https://t.co/mhWyao4Ahv pic.twitter.com/dLWADGGoQ8
— Factal News (@factal) January 20, 2022
Economic 2+2 bit of Biden-Kishida mtg most interesting. Comes as Jp putting together its own economic security legislation. Kishida has little choice but to support US Indo-Pac Economic Framework—but US inside CPTPP wld of course be best way of securing US “economic leadership”. pic.twitter.com/BpnRvIkbc2
— Robert Ward (@RobertAlanWard) January 22, 2022
This new economic security "2+2" coordination mechanism could be important (MOFA/METI-State/Commerce). NSCs and Embassies will also play a key role. Can't just delegate to those 4, but needed something streamlined to make it work. I like it. https://t.co/61dPbSrpqW
— Jim Schoff (@SchoffJ) January 21, 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden held a virtual meeting with #japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on January 21 to highlight the strength of the U.S.-Japan relationship and advance a shared vision of a free and open #IndoPacific region. https://t.co/CCut0ohpCk
— IRIA (@IRIA_Research) January 22, 2022
Biden, Kishida Talk China, Nuclear Weapons in First Meeting https://t.co/zkwR5gaU5S
— Military.com (@Militarydotcom) January 23, 2022
#US, #Japan agree to boost cooperation on pressing economic and security issues, including China, North Korea’s missiles and Russia’s threat to Ukraine. The decisions were taken in a virtual meeting between President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida yesterday. pic.twitter.com/IJu8G3v3Ac
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) January 22, 2022
Good morning, Asia. This was our most read story while you were sleeping.https://t.co/s077Hw5Stz#Quad
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 22, 2022
https://t.co/J5X9LKxfmM
Kishida, Biden agree to launch 2-Plus-2 economic talks pic.twitter.com/HVoI0FYw6a— The Japan News (@The_Japan_News) January 21, 2022
Japan held its 7th foreign and defense ministers' meeting in a year with France, the most ever, as the format regains favor under a U.S. president who promotes a multilateral approach to countering China's rising influence. (via @NikkeiAsia)https://t.co/65ulS1XtPZ
— Sasakawa USA (@SasakawaUSA) January 21, 2022
Despite the assertion that Washington and Tokyo are on the same page, there are real differences between Japan’s priorities and choices and those of the U.S. when it comes to defense spending, says @DCSneider. https://t.co/s0eeCBVmEG
— FSI Stanford (@FSIStanford) January 18, 2022
Japan and U.S. to start new '2 plus 2' dialogue for economic issues -Kyodo https://t.co/72JEKzDzz9 pic.twitter.com/2adP5mL5rL
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2022
Japan, U.S. to Set Up 2-Plus-2 Framework for Economic Talks https://t.co/rLVCtFssnF
— nippon.com/ja (@nippon_ja) January 21, 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden will seek to win Japan’s backing for a common response to Russia if it attacks Ukraine during his first virtual summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida https://t.co/j4Gud3GADU
— Bloomberg (@business) January 21, 2022
White House statement on President Biden's virtual meeting with Prime Minister Kishida of Japan on Jan. 16 pic.twitter.com/hYbP2mP3Wg
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) January 19, 2022
Biden to meet virtually with new Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio Friday https://t.co/7jDSOXCHOf
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 17, 2022
NEW: White House press sec. Jen Psaki says Pres. Biden will meet virtually with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan on Friday. https://t.co/DTvKt1DA8U pic.twitter.com/rrs8twT5WE
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 16, 2022
Biden to meet Japan's new PM Kishida virtually on Friday https://t.co/J1Le87tLP5 pic.twitter.com/OfepwR9AM4
— The Hill (@thehill) January 17, 2022
US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet virtually to discuss bilateral ties as well as security in the Pacific region, the White House said https://t.co/R8pAm0FKGU pic.twitter.com/BmCVPUtwy0
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 16, 2022
Biden, Japan PM Kishida to hold bilateral talks on Friday-White House https://t.co/EIdHe3ill8 pic.twitter.com/VRGHEvE78r
— Reuters Asia (@ReutersAsia) January 16, 2022
A "world without nuclear weapons," as suggested by Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio (@JPN_PMO) would give China's untrustworthy and massive military an edge against all other nations. So until China democratizes, even raising the idea is premature. https://t.co/ShZspSPSaA
— Anders Corr, Ph.D. (@anderscorr) January 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/tfiglobal/status/1485153358118014983
"Toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, both leaders committed to maintain close coordination on DPRK issues moving forward, in lockstep with the Republic of Korea (ROK)," the press release said.#Denuclearization #KoreanPeninsulahttps://t.co/B7lxnNCVjL
— Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM (@IPDefenseForum) January 22, 2022
The top nuclear envoys of #SouthKorea, the U.S. and Japan held a discussion Monday about North Korea's latest apparent missile test and agreed to maintain the close trilateral cooperation in the region.#Nuclear #Japan #UShttps://t.co/kH7lnTxSBY
— Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM (@IPDefenseForum) January 19, 2022
https://twitter.com/irishmissionun/status/1484257719221641218
India and Pakistan, South Asia's nuclear rivals, conducted 26 missile tests in 2021, making it a year of intense arms rivalry, but it's North Korea's six tests that caught world attention https://t.co/m2S8FwyxsN
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 21, 2022
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile in fourth test this year https://t.co/wNTl7IAQxf pic.twitter.com/jb23B7aQQF
— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) January 17, 2022
North Korea has started the New Year with a flurry of missile launches that could signal the resumption of its nuclear program. https://t.co/YNDb1Jz7kD
— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) January 21, 2022
North Korea launched tactical guided missiles on Monday, state media KCNA said. The missile test – its fourth in 2022 – highlighted the country's evolving missile programs amid stalled denuclearization talks https://t.co/eAjmET81jv pic.twitter.com/Ogk8HhWea4
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 18, 2022
https://twitter.com/reuterspictures/status/1482628249167532033
https://twitter.com/Quicktake/status/1482979791447887873
North Korea conducted what is presumed to be its fourth missile test of the year, firing two projectiles into the ocean off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula.https://t.co/eUO6Dxczv3
— CNN (@CNN) January 17, 2022
North Korea said it will bolster its defense against the United States and evaluate "restarting all temporally suspended activities," according to state media KCNA on Thursday https://t.co/AsPhTRXuso
— CNN (@CNN) January 20, 2022
#NorthKorea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) from an airport in its capital city of Pyongyang, #SouthKorea's military reported, the fourth test this month to demonstrate its expanding missile arsenal.
Read more here: https://t.co/WbxRVzL544 pic.twitter.com/EV6bmLQBRY
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) January 17, 2022
#SouthKorea's Unification Ministry said that it is closely monitoring #NorthKorea's nuclear and missile activities after Pyongyang hinted last week at lifting its self-imposed moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests. pic.twitter.com/Pk4Juqclsy
— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) January 24, 2022
"The North Koreans resumed testing missiles last October… right after the Afghanistan debacle. I think the North Korean leadership sees weakness in this administration," said @FredFleitz of North Korea's ballistic missile tests, on Monday's "Wake Up America." pic.twitter.com/tcDD1PsTHk
— Newsmax (@newsmax) January 17, 2022
North Korea tested a railway-borne missile in its firing drills on Friday, according to state media. The test comes amid a U.S. push for fresh sanctions following a recent series of weapons tests in the country. https://t.co/aKnP45Idrb
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 16, 2022
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea Monday morning, its fourth test in less than a month. https://t.co/h8d85WuMgS
— ABC News (@ABC) January 17, 2022
North Korea has never started a year with so many weapons tests. Kim Jong Un has many reasons to be in a hurry. https://t.co/OdlDT2iQSg
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 18, 2022
North Korea says it conducted a test of “tactical guided missiles” in its fourth round of missile launches this month. The announcement comes a day after South Korea’s military detected the North launching two ballistic missiles into the sea. https://t.co/g4BXu1TQ63
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 18, 2022
US calls on North Korea to halt "unlawful and destabilizing" missile launches https://t.co/uzWZtlinQW pic.twitter.com/LXtKNa1kiL
— The Hill (@thehill) January 17, 2022
North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, South Korea’s military saidhttps://t.co/tZPDuIsYRW
— TIME (@TIME) January 17, 2022
Monday's test was North Korea's fourth ballistic missile launch in under two weeks. By contrast, it took the North 10 months to conduct that many ballistic missile tests last year. https://t.co/WR7p9rH9kd
— NPR (@NPR) January 18, 2022
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, according to the South Korean military, which said it was analyzing the data to learn more. The North's recent missile activity has raised tensions in the region. https://t.co/hhkBWPH9jq
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 17, 2022
WATCH: North Korea Reportedly Fires Missiles In Fourth Missile Launch This Month https://t.co/4BFLPOulsa pic.twitter.com/vIMPZ7Wkxj
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) January 17, 2022
Much appreciated insights from @JohnDelury @nktpnd and @varriale_C on North Korea's fiery start to 2022 and what it could mean – North Korea threatens return to nuclear brinkmanship after spike in missile tests https://t.co/tdkvyRTAHU
— Nicola Smith (@niccijsmith) January 24, 2022
North Korea may be looking at test firing its first intercontinental ballistic missile in more than four years, a South Korean lawmaker says https://t.co/7Zq7AurrZG
— Bloomberg (@business) January 21, 2022
NEW: Beijing is rejecting U.S. demands for more UNSC sanctions in the wake of North Korea’s missile tests.
A top Chinese diplomat via Twitter on Friday said that such actions only “intensify confrontation and escalate tension.”https://t.co/MeVUSiozfr
— NK NEWS (@nknewsorg) January 21, 2022
