Elbridge Colby, nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, said Japan needed to spend far more on its defense.

Japan will not attend a U.N. conference on the treaty banning nuclear weapons, a top government official in Tokyo said Monday ...

Japan on Tuesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Tokyo is pursuing a policy to devalue the yen, adding that ...

Investors have balked at the project, stalling its progress. But under the threat of tariffs, Japan and South Korea have ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday that other nations do not decide its defence budget ...

Finance Minister Katsunobu Katō and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi separately emphasized Tokyo’s concerns over the issue, with Hayashi stating that Japan’s exemption request was made ...

Asked what kind of support Japan would extend to India in case of a conflict in the Indo-Pacific or at the India-China border, Hayashi referred to increasing engagement between Tokyo and New Delhi ...

For the third consecutive year, net positive migration to Tokyo, or the gap between newcomers and departures, increased in 2024, putting a dent in government efforts to promote regional revitalization ...

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Monday signaled a negative view over the possibility of the country attending future meetings of signatories to ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Monday signaled a negative ... The top government spokesman said that Tokyo is not participating in the meeting as the treaty is "incompatible with ...

a top government official in Tokyo said Monday, noting U.S. nuclear deterrence is crucial to the country's security and that its participation would send the “wrong message." Chief Cabinet Secretary ...

TOKYO — Japan will not attend a U.N. conference ... Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Japan’s national security is the primary reason it will not participate as an observer ...