Kishida vows to strengthen alliance with U.S.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday vowed to further strengthen the deterrence and response capabilities…
Ex-Defense chief Ishiba plans to run in LDP leadership race
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the leading candidate among the public for the next prime…
Japan urges G20 vigilance against excessive FX fluctuations
Japan has urged its G20 peers to be increasingly vigilant to excessive foreign exchange rate…
Japan to resume funding for stalled projects in Sri Lanka
Japan will resume funding for all stalled projects in Sri Lanka, Tokyo's envoy there said…
Russia bans entry of 13 Japan business leaders, including Toyota, Rakuten chiefs over sanctions
Japan's government said Wednesday it has protested against Russia's announcement that it is permanently banning…
U.S., Japan to hold high-level security talks on nuclear deterrence
Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and the United States will hold security talks on…
Japan SDF scandals likely to hit tax hike plan, int’l security ties
A series of scandals concerning the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Defense Ministry, which resulted…
G7 trade ministers toughen talk on tackling unfair trade
Trade ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies said on Wednesday they would…
Pacific islands, Japan strongly oppose status quo change by force
Pacific island states and Japan on Thursday said they "expressed strong opposition to any unilateral…