Analysts say the decision could be a missed opportunity to formalise Japan’s role as a trusted partner in global security.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is facing criticism from within his own party over his last-minute decision to skip a NATO ...

For decades, Japan's defense spending remained around 1% of GDP. Just two and a half years ago, at the end of 2022, the ...

Japan said on Monday its Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has cancelled plans to attend this week's NATO summit, joining other ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning to cancel his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty ...

Japan's Foreign Minister Iwaya, US Secretary of State Rubio discussed current situation in Middle East region and US tariffs ...

Penny Wong will travel to Washington for Quad talks with Marco Rubio and their counterparts from India and Japan, amid tensions over US defence spending demands.

A White House spokesperson has suggested that US allies in the Asia-Pacific region should be able to raise their defense spending if NATO member countries can.

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs of 25 per cent on Japanese cars saw exports of automobiles to the US drop by 25 per cent in May. Now there’s Iran ...

Japan has cancelled an annual security meeting with the US after the Donald Trump administration told the country it had to ...

What began as a regional alliance now courts Australia, Japan and South Korea while preparing three-front warfare — but this ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has cancelled plans to attend the NATO summit in the Hague this week, the Foreign ...