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

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 ...

The trip gave the impression that Japan’s relations with China were on the mend. Iwaya indicated that Japan would be open to ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will seek to shore up support for his minority government with the opening of parliament on Friday, as he aims to pass a record ¥115.5 trillion ($738 billion) ...

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

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s repeated rebuffs ... important for the Japanese prime minister to visit China.” This is Ishiba’s second indication since being elected in October ...

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

In the week before President Donald Trump’s inauguration into the White House for his second term as president of the United ...

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday met virtually with his counterparts from Japan and the Philippines to advance cooperation ...

Ishiba's eagerness to visit China reflects the strong momentum of warming relations between China and Japan. On Dec 25, the two nations' foreign ministers reached a 10-point consensus at the second ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called on U.S. President Joe Biden to dispel growing concerns in Japanese and U.S. business ...

Japan is gravely concerned about actions in the South China Sea that are raising tensions, and strongly opposes any ...