Barack Obama
May 21, 2013
WASHINGTON--President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting since Xi became president in March when they sit down for a June 7-8 summit in ...
May 21, 2013
WASHINGTON--President Barack Obama told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House visit that he appreciates the leader's efforts to lead the Asian country on its...
May 10, 2013
South Korean President Park Geun-hye, alarmed at recent comments and actions by Japanese politicians, took the unusual step of voicing her concerns to President Barack Obama...
May 08, 2013
WASHINGTON--South Korean President Park Geun-hye on May 7 told U.S. President Barack Obama that Japan needs to have a correct perception of history in a rare reference to...
May 08, 2013
WASHINGTON--The United States and South Korea vowed on May 7 to keep up their guard and not reward bad behavior by North Korea, which President Barack Obama said had won no...
May 07, 2013
WASHINGTON--President Barack Obama and South Korea's new leader Park Geun-hye will seek to present a strong front against North Korea's nuclear threats when they meet at the...
April 27, 2013
In his Second Inaugural Address in January, U.S. President Barack Obama stated, “We, the people, declare today the most evident of truths--that all of us are created...
April 27, 2013
In his Second Inaugural Address in January, U.S. President Barack Obama stated, “We, the people, declare today the most evident of truths--that all of us are created...
April 26, 2013
Some days, important news is eclipsed by more sensational news.
April 14, 2013
WASHINGTON--North Korea’s belligerence is "mainly theatrics and bluffing," and it is doubtful the country can hit the continental United States with a nuclear missile, a...
April 02, 2013
Once again, "March Madness" threatens peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
March 14, 2013
WASHINGTON--Cyber security threats against the United States are growing, President Barack Obama said before meeting corporate leaders on March 13 to discuss rising concerns...
March 12, 2013
NEW YORK--The U.S. Treasury is imposing sanctions against North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank, the country's main foreign exchange institution, for its role in supporting...
March 07, 2013
The first attempt to use Self-Defense Forces helicopters to dump seawater on the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on March 16, 2011, was called off due to high...
March 05, 2013
The government is initiating formal procedures to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, located in the densely populated city of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, to...
March 04, 2013
The United States on March 1 initiated the process of automatic, across-the-board cuts in federal government spending totaling $1.2 trillion (about 110 trillion yen) over 10...
February 25, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe effectively said in Washington on Feb. 22 that Japan will participate in negotiations to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade arrangement....
February 25, 2013
On the day Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi (1896-1987) arrived in Washington in June 1957 for his summit with U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), the two leaders...
February 23, 2013
WASHINGTON--Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Feb. 22 that he confirmed with U.S. President Barack Obama that tariff exceptions were possible under the Trans-Pacific Partnership...
February 23, 2013
WASHINGTON--Signaling solidarity, President Barack Obama and Japan's new prime minister said on Feb. 22 that North Korea's recent nuclear provocations would not be tolerated...