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People pass by a TV screen showing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, May 7, 2023. The leaders of South Korea and Japan met Sunday for their second summit in less than two months, as they push to mend long-running historical grievances and boost ties in the face of North Korea's nuclear program and other regional challenges. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

G-7 summit spotlights Japan’s growing role as strategic link for East Asia security

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

People pass by a TV screen showing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, May 7, 2023. The leaders of South Korea and Japan met Sunday for their second summit in less than two months, as they push to mend long-running historical grievances and boost ties in the face of North Korea's nuclear program and other regional challenges. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Japan, U.S., South Korea discuss deal on sharing North Korea missile data

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend a joint press conference after their meeting at the presidential office in Seoul Sunday, May 7, 2023. The leaders of South Korea and Japan met Sunday for their second summit in less than two months, as they push to mend long-running historical grievances and boost ties in the face of North Korea’s nuclear program and other regional challenges. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan PM Kishida comes bearing gifts in ice-breaking South Korea summit

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, shake hands following a joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, March 16, 2023. Prime Minister Kishida said he is arranging a May 7-8 trip to South Korea for talks with President Yoon in return to his March visit to Tokyo and give a boost to their impetus of deepening ties before the upcoming Group of Seven summit he hosts. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Once-cautious Japan steps out as key U.S. security partner in region

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

A car is seen crushed by a collapsed house after a strong earthquake in Suzu city, Ishikawa prefecture, northern Japan, Friday, May 5, 2023. A strong earthquake hit Friday afternoon near central Japan, but there were no reports of a tsunami threat.(Kyodo News via AP)

Strong earthquake hits Japan, killing one, injuring 13

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, shake hands following a joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, March 16, 2023. Prime Minister Kishida said he is arranging a May 7-8 trip to South Korea for talks with President Yoon in return to his March visit to Tokyo and give a boost to their impetus of deepening ties before the upcoming Group of Seven summit he hosts. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Kishida plans to visit Yoon in South Korea before G-7

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

People pass by a TV screen showing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Japan, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, March 16, 2023. Japan’s trade ministry on Friday, April 28, 2023, said it has begun procedures to restore preferential trade status for South Korea, days after Seoul took a similar step for Tokyo and requested reciprocity, and more than three years after the countries downgraded each other during a bitter historical dispute. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Japan to restore preferred trade status for South Korea

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Visitors past near the emblems of the Chinese Communist Party at an exhibition in Shanghai, Thursday, April 20, 2023. Foreign companies are under growing pressure in China from anti-corruption, security and other investigations as President Xi Jinping's government tightens control over business, clashing with efforts to lure back investors after the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Foreign companies in China face growing scrutiny, pressure

By Joe McDonald - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, introduce his wife Casey, not in photo, to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as he pays a courtesy call to Kishida at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Monday, April 24, 2023. DeSantis is in Japan for a two-day visit. Japanese Foreign Ministry said that DeSantis's visit to Japan will be an opportunity to further strengthen relationship between Japan and Florida in broad areas including political and economic fields. (Kimimasa Mayama/Pool Photo via AP)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Japan ahead of expected U.S. presidential bid

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

This photo shows the headquarters of Aoki Holdings Inc., a clothing company, in Yokohama, near Tokyo Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. The first verdicts in the sprawling Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal were handed down Friday, April 21, 2023, in Tokyo District Court with defendants found guilt but avoiding jail time. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

First Tokyo Olympic bribery verdict ends with no jail time

By Yuri Kageyama and Stephen Wade - Associated Press

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan Thursday, April 20, 2023, in Tokyo. Washington is not seeking to decouple the American economy from China’s, Tai said Thursday while on a visit to Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Trade envoy Tai says U.S. not seeking to ‘decouple’ from China

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, left, shakes hands with Japan’s Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura before their talk in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. The United States hopes to deepen trade ties with Japan as it fortifies cooperation on economic security with its Asian allies and partners, the top U.S. trade envoy said Wednesday. (Osamu Nakahi/Kyodo News via AP)

U.S. trade rep seeks close economic security ties in Asia

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine rescue ship Chihaya is seen in the sea off Ikemajima, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan as rescuers conduct a search operation Monday, April 17, 2023. Japan’s military recovered two bodies of the 10 crew members on an army helicopter that sunk to the bottom of the sea after presumably crashing off a southern Japanese island 10 days ago. (Kyodo News via AP)

2 bodies lifted from sea after Japan army UH-60JA Black Hawk helicopter crash

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Police officers stand guard near the venue of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Sunday, April 16, 2023, in Karuizawa, a resort town north of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Diplomats gather in Japan at ‘historic turning point’

By Foster Klug - Associated Press

This photo shows the Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2010. The historic baseball stadium in Tokyo where Babe Ruth played could be demolished. It's part of a disputed redevelopment plan harshly criticized by environmentalists. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan park where Babe Ruth played subject of climate battle

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

South Korean Unification Minister Kwon Youngse, left, and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pose for a photo at foreign ministry in Tokyo Thursday, March 27, 2023. Senior South Korean and Japanese government officials reaffirmed their close cooperation in response to North Korea's escalating missile threats at a rare meeting on Thursday, a sign of a further thaw in their relations that came only a week after their leaders agreed to overcome their troubled history and mend ties so they can better respond together to growing regional threats. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan, South Korea drop export claims against each other

By Mari Yamaguchi and Tong-hyung - Associated Press

LGBTQ activists in Japan launch engagement group ahead of G7

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves the Russian Government building after his talks with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP)

Japanese leader arrives in Kyiv as China’s Xi visits Russia

By Karl Ritter - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, shake hands following a joint news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, March 16, 2023. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)

Japanese, Korean leaders move to mend frayed ties at Tokyo summit

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is a ballistic missile the country test-fired in North Korea on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. North Korea test-fired at least two short-range ballistic missiles Tuesday from the southwestern coastal town of Jangyon, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea launches ICBM before South Korea-Japan summit

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press