President Donald Trump hosted Japan’s prime minister at the White House Friday. The two leaders say the U.S.- Japanese ...

The prime minister of Japan knows he has big shoes to fill as he prepares to meet President Donald Trump, whose ...

Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during ... media said he was a former member of the Maritime Self-Defence Force. Among those around reacting to the shooting ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Japanese counterpart agreed during their first phone call to expand their nations’ ...

Japan will continue to strengthen its defence capabilities given the security situation in East Asia, Japan's foreign minister told his U.S. counterpart in a meeting on Tuesday, his spokesperson said.

Only two of the 19 ministers are women: actor-turned-lawmaker Junko Mihara as children’s policy minister and Toshiko Abe as education minister. The government is under pressure to increase the ...

The Defense Ministry has concluded ... lawmakers called on the government to take countermeasures, saying that this flyover should never have been allowed. In Japan, flying drones over ...

TOKYO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Japan's foreign minister said on Friday he would ... to allocating 2% of gross domestic product to defence by 2027, in line with its national security strategy, was ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the first Asian leader to visit the second Trump administration. He faces ...

Watch video aired by NHK World at 3 p.m. Tuesday The 67-year-old has held several cabinet roles, including Defense Minister ... of appointment of new Japan Prime Minister (JST 9:34 a.m.) Outgoing ...