Japanese leadership in damage control amid pushback over proposal, which has been described as premature by Washington ...

Japan's foreign and defence ministers said on Wednesday they are not working on a proposal by Japan's new prime minister to ...

Japan's former defence minister, political veteran Shigeru Ishiba, has succeeded Fumio Kishida as the country's prime ...

The idea of an "Asian NATO" floated by Japan's new prime minister is one to consider in the mid- to long-term but not ...

TOKYO -- Japan's new government said Wednesday it hopes to improve ties with China after receiving a "forward-looking" ...

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul on Friday held his first phone talks with Japan's new foreign minister, Takeshi ...

Japan "unequivocally condemned" th Hamas attacks on Israel but said on Monday it was "gravely concerned" by the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip one year on.

Japan’s new government says it hopes to improve ties with China after receiving a “forward-looking” congratulatory message ...

Japan's new Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Wednesday that Tokyo wants a "stable relationship" with China based on common interests, although "what we need to assert will be asserted".

Japan's newly appointed Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Wednesday that the country would work to advance a mutually ...

Japan’s new Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Wednesday that Tokyo wants a “stable relationship” with China based on common ...

Japan's new foreign minister, Takeshi Iwaya, has indicated that the 'Asian NATO' idea proposed by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is worth considering for the mid- to long-term future. Iwaya emphasized ...