Only a formal regional military alliance can prevent war in the region, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said recently.

Japanese leadership in damage control amid pushback over proposal, which has been described as premature by Washington ...

Shigeru Ishiba’s call for a Nato-like alliance looks dead in the water without US support. But analysts say it could still ...

The idea of an "Asian NATO" floated by Japan's new prime minister is one to consider in the mid- to long-term but not ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is a proponent of a collective defence system in Asia to counter China. Its appeal is ...

Japan's foreign and defence ministers said on Wednesday they are not working on a proposal by Japan's new prime minister to ...

Among the ideas voiced in the West as possible scenarios for ending the current hot phase of the war in Ukraine and ...

Shigeru Ishiba, tapped to be Japan's next prime minister, may cause diplomatic headaches for the U.S. with proposals to ...

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Wednesday described new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's proposal for a NATO-like ...

WASHINGTON: India does not share the vision for an “Asian Nato” called for by Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, ...

Japan’s ruling party chooses a new leader for the nation Friday as its members decide whether to continue inching away from ...

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya hinted that such a grouping would be open to all countries and partners in the region — ...