He later visited another Japanese island, Ishigaki, home to Japan coastguard patrol boats defending the disputed East China Sea islands ... was the first US ambassador to visit Yonaguni.

At the same time, US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed support for the efforts of "the Japanese and Russian governments in trying to achieve a long overdue peace treaty" TOKYO, February 7.

New U.S. Ambassador ... to the Japanese government. The southern island prefecture of Okinawa, the site of a fierce World War II ground battle between Japan and the United States, hosts the ...

The new US ambassador to Japan says ... He reportedly wants Japan to pay more for hosting 54,000 US troops, mostly in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa. Japan currently pays about $1.4 ...

The new US ambassador ... of the Japanese currency was not discussed. The US president also reportedly wants Japan to pay more for hosting 54,000 US troops in Japan, mostly in the southern region ...

In March last year, the Defense Ministry opened a new SDF camp on Okinawa's southern ... now underway for US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel to visit the camps on the islands of Ishigaki and ...