Gov. Greg Gianforte promoted Montana products and the Treasure State’s partnerships with South Korea and Japan on a trade mission this week.

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office.

Trump's Asia summit tour includes meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other regional leaders as trade tensions with Beijing escalate.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, right, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, during a meeting in Busan, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (Yonhap via AP) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, right, shakes hands with ...

On the 21st, the day Sanae Takaichi (Takachi Sanae) assumed office as Japan’s new prime minister, Wi Sung-lac, the presidential office’s National Security Adviser, boarded a flight to Tokyo. This was an unusual two-day overseas trip amid a hectic schedule preparing for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit,

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called Korea an “important neighboring country” in her first policy speech before the National Diet on Friday, pledging to seek stronger bilateral ties through dialogue between the two nations’ leaders.

Gov. Tina Kotek and a coalition of state business and economic development leaders left Oregon on Thursday for a mission to South Korea and Japan intended to expand opportunities for trade and tourism between the state and the countries.

US President Donald Trump was in his element today. Hours after announcing he would meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping next Thursday, he declared a halt to all trade negotiations with Canada.