China is also no longer hesitant to send its aircraft carrier group through narrow straits in the southernmost Nansei Islands to conduct drills.

As Trump's second administration comes to a start, experts speculate on what it could mean for U.S. relations with Japan and China.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun a tour of Malaysia and Indonesia as part of his effort to further strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as threats from China rise in the region.

The trip gave the impression that Japan’s relations with China were on the mend. Iwaya indicated that Japan would be open to hosting a Japan-China-South Korea Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in early 2025,

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday he wants to work closely with new U.S. President Donald Trump to elevate the long

Japan positions itself as a key regional stabilizer amid growing security concerns, potential U.S. diplomatic shifts, analysts said.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday congratulated US President ... to strengthen the bilateral relationship amid China’s growing assertiveness in the region.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was in Malaysia and met with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Friday to strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asian countries as China’s threats grow in the region.

In the week before President Donald Trump’s inauguration into the White House for his second term as president of the United States, China seemed to cozy up to U.S. allies.

China may be a step closer to reopening its doors to Japanese seafood imports after Beijing signalled it was keen to strengthen trade in food and agricultural products. Meeting his Japanese counterpart Taku Eto in Beijing on Friday,

In the monthly poll conducted by this newspaper, the approval rating for Ishiba's cabinet was 46% right after its launch in October of last year, but it dropped to 31% in November and 30% in December, further declining this month.

Japan’s trade surplus with the US last year far surpassed its average levels during President Donald Trump’s first term, risking his ire as the president mulls tariff plans across the world.