George Glass, the new U.S. Ambassador to Japan said he is "extremely optimistic" Tokyo and Washington can reach a deal over ...

The dispute over the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands dates back to World War II. The Japanese foreign ministry reiterated ...

Show more Japan’s recent revisions to its anti-espionage laws have proven a weak instrument for Tokyo’s security agencies, ...

The Japanese Foreign Ministry said in its 2024 annual report that despite strained relations with Russia, it remains ...

The new U.S. ambassador to Japan arrived in Tokyo on Friday and said he is optimistic that his country and its key Asian ally ...

But Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with Japan and froze joint economic projects related to the islands in 2022 because of Japanese sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine and relations ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed on Wednesday to deepen his country's cooperation with NATO in the defence ...

President Trump has complained the U.S.-Japan defense partnership is one-sided, but with China throwing its weight around, ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will visit Japan next week for the first time in his current capacity, and hold talks with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the Japanese government ...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned of China's military expansion while aiming to improve economic ties with Japan ...