The head of Japan's ruling coalition partner on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to issue a fresh war anniversary statem

Taking a "Japan First" mindset is vital for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to build meaningful ties with Donald Trump, according to a former policy adviser to the U.S. president, whose second term is likely to see alliances rattled and a return of protectionist policies.

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 in the region.

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

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that he aims to build a relationship of trust with Donald Trump, who has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. “I’d like to have sincere discussions (with the president) mainly on ways to make use of bilateral ties for world peace and the economy,

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday (Jan 21) congratulated Donald Trump on his return to the White House and said he wanted to build a "relationship of trust".

Dr Taizo Miyagi of Chuo University told The Straits Times that while the relationship that Japan has built with Asean since the end of World War II has been a “great asset for its diplomacy”, Japan’s presence in the region has inevitably weakened relative to China’s.

In the monthly poll conducted by this newspaper, the approval rating for Ishiba's cabinet was 46% right after its launch in October of last year, but it dropped to 31% in November and 30% in December, further declining this month.

Japan's PM eager to hold his first in-person summit with Trump to set baseline for bilateral relationship; possible US visit in February Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday congratulated US President Donald Trump on returning to the White House and expressed his intention to strengthen the bilateral relationship amid China's growing

Citing national security concerns, Mr Biden put a stop to the US$14.9 billion (S$20.43 billion) sale. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan and Indonesia have pledged to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit by the Japanese prime minister amid heightened global geopolitical tensions

Japan will give Indonesia two high-speed patrol boats, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday, as Tokyo seeks to boost regional maritime security cooperation in the face of competing territorial claims with China. Ishiba made the pledge during a visit ...