U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed U.S.-Japan relations, emphasizing no division despite Japanese PM Shigeru ...

He disputed reports of US pressure on Japan to significantly increase its defence spending. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday that it was important to build up the necessary defence budget for Japan, while stressing that a numerical target for the budget ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told senior Self-Defense Forces officials on Monday that Japan will make ...

The comments echoed the view of Ishiba, who has repeatedly said that what is most important is the substance of strengthened defense capabilities — not arbitrary figures.

It is decidedly outside the Trump administration’s interest to harm the LDP’s electoral prospects if it wants a greater ...

The way of fighting keeps changing as the technology develops,' the prime minister noted, citing Russia's invasion of Ukraine ...

Japan's PM Ishiba expressed dissatisfaction with Trump's 25% tariff on Japanese imports. Negotiations are ongoing to reach a mutually beneficial agreement. Global markets have been affected by the ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is facing criticism from some experts and from within his ruling party for missing the boat by ...

The last time I attended the Meeting of the Ministry of Defense and Self-Defense Force Senior Personnel was in 2007, when the Defense Agency was transformed into the Ministry of Defense, marking a ...

By the same token, Anthony Albanese was right to say that Australia’s level of defence effort should not be based on some random number but on the capabilities required to defend Australia. But now ...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 25 per cent ...