When Shigeru Ishiba steps into the Prime Minister's Office this week as Japan's new leader, he will be emerging immediately with the challenge of reining in escalating regional tensions.From day…
Beijing delivered a strongly worded warning to Tokyo on Thursday after Japan a day earlier sent a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel through the Taiwan Strait for the first time ever…
Concerned about the worsening security situation in the Indo-Pacific, France and Japan are speeding up negotiations to finalize a visiting-forces pact within the coming months that could also facilitate Self-Defense…
Despite a big domestic agenda and spending cuts eyed by Britain's new Labor government, London will remain laser-focused on the Indo-Pacific, and will continue to deepen ties with Japan, the…
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida won't be the prime minister after September. Kishida served longer than most – nearly three years. Japanese prime ministers, except the late Shinzo Abeseem to…
In one of the biggest upgrades to the US-Japan alliance since its inception, the US will revamp its command in Japan, giving it a “direct leadership role” over American forces…