Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday that other nations do not decide its defense budget after U.S.

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 ...

Japanese government's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi stated that participating as an observer would not align with ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Japanese officials say senior Afghan Taliban officials are in Japan for talks, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to help Afghanistan build a more inclusive political system and protect human rights ...

TOKYO – Japan’s defense buildup prioritizes quality over the size of its budget, a top government spokesperson said on Wednesday, in response to calls by one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s aides to ...

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 ...