The new US ambassador to Japan says Washington ... principals who are in the room and doing the negotiating... I'm extremely optimistic that a deal will get done," Glass said.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, right, and new U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass shake hands ahead of their meeting in Tokyo on April 21, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese ...

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)--New U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass said Tuesday that he wants to meet the family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, following ...

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Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has told new US Ambassador to Japan George Glass that he hopes they can work hand in hand to strengthen the alliance between the two countries. Ishiba met ...

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed George Glass, a businessman from Oregon with a background in investment banking and real estate, as ambassador to Japan. The chamber voted 66 to 32 in favor of ...

Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)--New U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Friday as he assumed his position as the United States' top envoy to the Asian ally.

"I've met now with most of the principals who are in the room and doing the negotiating... I'm extremely optimistic that a deal will get done," Glass said. Glass said Washington was focused on the ...

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass, second left, and his wife Mary, left, are welcomed by Joseph Young, center, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Tokyo, Eiichi Kawahara, second ...