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 ...

Analysts think Ishiba aims to leverage China’s influence for Japan’s gain, but some fear this could weaken the ...

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

Dr Taizo Miyagi of Chuo University told The Straits Times that while the relationship that Japan has built with Asean since ...

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

Ishiba's eagerness to visit China reflects the strong momentum of warming relations between China and Japan. On Dec 25, the ...

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

Iwaya indicated that Japan would be open to hosting a Japan-China-South Korea Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in early 2025, and it has been reported that Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru ...

Japan, the Philippines and the United States vowed to further deepen cooperation under a trilateral arrangement in the face ...

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 ...

seen as promoting regional cooperation as China flexes its muscle and Donald Trump prepares to take over as the next U.S. president. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrived in Jakarta on Friday from ...