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Japan aims to "drastically strengthen" its military capabilities, according to an economic policy draft seen by Reuters, as officials worry that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could prompt instability in East Asia.

The government and ruling parties plan to begin full-scale discussions to boost the country's defense budget in the next fiscal year and beyond, after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told U.S. President Joe Biden during the pair's summit in Tokyo on Monday that Japan will secure "a substantial increase" in its…

Japan's proposal that its Sado mines be added to the 2023 Unesco World Heritage List is more than just a cultural-driven effort. It is a showcase of the inward-looking politics of Japan's conservative establishment to use particular events from the past to fit a desired narrative for the present, to…

Russia's Foreign Ministry said Monday it has no intention of continuing peace treaty talks with Japan, an apparent reprisal against sanctions Tokyo has imposed on Moscow over the Ukraine invasion.

During his visit on March 19, Fumio Kishida will also assess Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project

Respondents in a recent Yomiuri survey gave Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his predecessor Yoshihide Suga a score of about five out of ten for their COVID-19 pandemic response, while Shinzo Abe, who led the party before Suga, was given a score of less than four out of ten.

This is the ninth and final installment of a series exploring Japan's vulnerabilities in areas such as information and supply networks, which have prompted the government to expedite efforts to pass a law to safeguard the nation's economic security. The following is excerpted from an interview with Shigeru Kitamura, former…

Influential former prime minister Shinzo Abe called for Tokyo to consider hosting US nuclear weapons in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has effectively shunted negotiations on a formal Japan-Russia peace treaty and issues related to the northern territories back to square one.