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

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 ...

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

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

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

The New Zealand Navy sailed a military vessel through the Taiwan Strait for the first time in seven years, alongside an ...

Indonesia and Solomon Islands have signed up to ban the bomb. Experts say Australia's reluctance to do so could spur tension ...

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has announced that India and the US have signed a memorandum of ...

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 ...

Scott Morrison has warned Quad leaders to not allow their “focus and agenda to become diluted and distracted” in a new era of ...

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