Senate has not received signed copy of pact for approval, its president says, as he urges government to move quickly.

It has around 55,000 troops stationed in Japan, its largest permanent overseas military presence. Read more at ...

Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister, wants the have a more equal partnership with the US. He will be elected prime ...

New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to stick to the vital Japan-US alliance while calling for it to be more equitable after he took office, vowing to tackle a slow economy and regain public ...

The RAA is Japan’s first defence pact with a Southeast Asian state, following similar agreements with Australia and the United Kingdom in 2022 and 2023 respectively. But the RAA between Japan and the ...

Kishida and Sunak will sign the reciprocal access defence agreement ... Canada and the United States. Japan currently holds the G-7 presidency. Downing Street said Sunak would raise the need ...

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba’s proposal for an Asian NATO stems from his belief that the absence of a collective defence alliance ...

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The initial pact on critical minerals would help build supply chains, exchange technical know-how, and promote collaboration ...

In a statement released on Tuesday, Escudero urged the government to move quickly, explaining his belief that the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) with Japan, as well as similar defence pacts ...