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

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is meeting Trump with two simple priorities: reaffirming the two countries' existing alliance and establishing a "personal relationship of trust." ...

Prime Minister ... made weapons. Japan plans to expand the size of its defense budget by 65 percent in the five years ending in 2027. Still, Mr. Ishiba’s efforts to follow Mr. Abe’s playbook ...

With Japan’s national interests at stake, Prime Minister ... that Tokyo increase defense spending, pay for U.S. protection, and buy more U.S.-made weapons. Citing a U.S. government official ...

Washington has confirmed its security treaty with Japan covers the disputed islets, but concerns remain about Trump's ...

One promising area is U.S. government ... D.C., from the Japan Business Federation. Moyuru Tanaka is a visiting fellow with the Japan Chair at CSIS from the Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics ...

(Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images) MANILA, Philippines — Japan ... defense industry,” Takagi says. “During the first Trump administration, Prime Minister (Shinzo) Abe had a ...

Japan hopes that a candid exchange of views between the two leaders will help take the bilateral relationship to "new heights," chief cabinet secretary and government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi ...

The White House declined to get ahead of discussions between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba about Japan's defense spending as the two leaders prepare to meet for ...