International relations
Japan to co-host COVID-19 vaccine fundraising summit in June
COVAX program for developing countries faces $2bn shortfall
International relations
Biden's Asia policy
Taiwan, climate and chips on the agenda of Suga-Biden summit
Japanese PM will be first foreign leader to hold in-person talks with new US president
International relations
Top US envoy Blinken makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan
Trip comes a day after Biden announced all remaining US troops will leave country
Opinion
US-Europe ties will not snap back just because Biden is president
A return to the way things were is impossible
International relations
Taiwan tells Biden emissaries it will deter China threats with US
Tsai to work with 'like-minded' countries to counter Beijing's 'adventurous maneuvers'
Currencies
US set to brand Taiwan as currency manipulator even as ties warm
Despite trade and tech tensions, China is expected to be spared from list
Interview
Myanmar junta efforts to restore calm 'unworkable': ex-Japan envoy
More crackdowns and detentions on horizon as crisis goes from 'bad to worse'
International relations
Pandemic forces Suga to travel to US with reduced entourage
Neither cabinet members nor first lady will accompany prime minister
International relations
Ending 'Forever War,' Biden orders Afghan withdrawal from May 1
NATO also announces drawdown, amid fears of Taliban resurgence
Comment
27 years later, security still dominates US-Japan summit
Biden and Suga to discuss Taiwan, with Tokyo in better position to help
