The Irish Times view on Ireland and Japan: a deepening relationship

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) shakes hands with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin before their summit talks at Ishiba’s official residence in Tokyo on July 2, 2025. (Photo by ISSEI KATO / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ISSEI KATO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) The Taoiseach's visit to Japan last week, where he opened Ireland House Tokyo and visited the Irish pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, reflects that country's growing importance as a trade partner and a source of inward investment. But Micheà¡l Martin's meeting with Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday highlighted the growing prominence of geopolitical and…