Sept. 30 (UPI) --The newly elected leader of Japan's ruling political party has selected his cabinet as the incoming prime minister. Last week, Japan's former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, 67 ...

TOKYO: Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, will likely name former Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya as foreign minister when he forms his government this week, two people with knowledge ...

The Asian ally is reportedly considering lending its technological capabilities to the missile-defense project in hopes of negotiating a better trade deal.

SINGAPORE -- Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Sunday expressed eagerness to take the lead in promoting exports of his country's defense equipment along with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...

Japan's Ishiba Opts for Continuity in Cabinet Picks, Eyes Snap Election TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, signalled continuity this weekend in his early decisions ...

The leaders of Japan and Vietnam agreed Monday to establish a vice-ministerial-level foreign affairs and defense dialogue framework and work toward defense equipment and technology collaboration as ...

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office while sitting with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Feb ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down as prime minister next month, ... and was parliamentary vice-minister of defence under Abe.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Japanese counterpart agreed during their first phone call to expand their nations’ joint military presence around Japanese islands in the East China Sea ...