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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada shake hands at the end of a joint press conference after their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. defense chief Austin calls China’s refusal to meet unfortunate during visit to Tokyo for talks

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

A public TV screen broadcasts news of North Korea's launch of its first spy satellite, on a street in Tokyo Wednesday, May 31, 2023. North Korea’s attempt to put the country’s first spy satellite into space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un’s push to boost his military capabilities as tensions with the United States and South Korea rise. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

South Korea, Japan hit panic buttons even as North Korean launch fizzles

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

A woman looks at her mobile phone with an emergency evacuation warning text message sent to Seoul residents as she watches a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. North Korea's attempt to put the country's first spy satellite into space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un's push to boost his military capabilities as tensions with the United States and South Korea rise. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea’s failed satellite launch triggers public confusion, security jitters in neighbors

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung and Johnson Lai - Associated Press

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is a test of a rocket with the test satellite at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in North Korea on Dec. 18, 2022. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. On Tuesday, May 30, 2023, North Korea confirmed plans to launch its first military spy satellite in June and described such capacities as crucial for monitoring the United States' "reckless" military exercises with rival South Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea launches rocket likely connected to military spy satellite, South Korea says

Associated Press

Lawyers of plaintiffs and supporters celebrate following a ruling in front of the Nagoya District Court in Nagoya, central Japan Tuesday, May 30, 2023. The Japanese court on Tuesday found the government policy of not allowing same-sex marriage unconstitutional, a closely watched ruling that could give a push toward achieving marriage equality in a country that still resists anti-discrimination law for LGBTQ+ rights. A banner, center, reads "unconstitutional judgment." (Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese court says government’s policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects what it says is the test-launch of Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea, on April 13, 2023. 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 Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea notifies neighboring Japan it plans to launch satellite in coming days

By Mari Yamaguchi and Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Japanese Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Monday, May 30, 2022. Japan on Friday, May 26, 2023, approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to Russian military-related organizations. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Japan adopts new sanctions on Russia, criticizes its deal to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference at the State Department, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Department of State and the drama of religious liberty in Japan

By Massimo Introvigne

Sergiy Korsunsky, center, Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan, is handed over a document from Toshiro Ino, right, state minister of Defense of Japan, during the handover ceremony of defense equipment for Ukraine at Ministry of Defense Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Tokyo. the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's 1/2-ton trucks, seen in background, are part of handover defense equipment. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan to provide 100 military vehicles to Ukraine

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference following the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit in Hiroshima, western Japan Sunday, May 21, 2023. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)

Biden, McCarthy to hold pivotal meeting on debt ceiling as time to resolve standoff grows short

By Lisa Mascaro and Stephen Groves and Zeke Miller - Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference following the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit in Hiroshima, western Japan Sunday, May 21, 2023. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

14th Amendment poses a risky Biden solution to eliminate debt ceiling

By Haris Alic and Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

US President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference following the Group of Seven (G-7) leaders summit in Hiroshima, Japan, on Sunday, May 21, 2023. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg pool via AP)

Biden floats using 14th Amendment to raise debt limit amid impasse with GOP

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

From left to right, European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen lay flower wreaths at the cenotaph for Atomic Bomb Victims in the Peace Memorial Park as part of the G7 Hiroshima Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 19, 2023. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Analysis: Japanese PM faces dilemma at G7 as he balances anti-nuke goals with reality of threats

By Foster Klug - Associated Press

Leaders and delegates, including U.S. President Joe Biden, right, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center left, attend the G7 Outreach Session during the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Japan Pool via AP)

G7 urges China to press Russia to end war in Ukraine, respect Taiwan’s status, fair trade rules

By Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden, center, attends an outreach session of the leaders of the G7 nations and invited countries, during the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, western Japan, Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Japan Pool via AP)

G7 ‘outreach’ an effort to build consensus on global issues like Ukraine, China, climate change

By Elaine Kurtenbach and Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press