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

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday (Jully 11) played down concerns about relations with key US ally Japan, saying ...

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 ...

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.

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Japan and other U.S. allies have been engaged in difficult trade talks with the U.S. because of Trump's tariffs.

With a national election nearing, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's minority government rushed to enact cyber defense ...