For Asia, aligning with NATO’s expansionist policies risks destabilising the region and eroding cultural values of peace and ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is a proponent of a collective defence system in Asia to counter China. Its appeal is ...

The election of Shigeru Ishiba, an advocate for an “Asian Nato”, as Japan’s new prime minister on Tuesday has unlocked a ...

Asian nations have expressed skepticism and reticence in response to the call from Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...

Japan's foreign and defence ministers said on Wednesday they are not working on a proposal by Japan's new prime minister to ...

Only a formal regional military alliance can prevent war in the region, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said recently.

Shigeru Ishiba, tapped to be Japan's next prime minister, may cause diplomatic headaches for the U.S. with proposals to ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba yesterday warned in his first policy speech that “today’s Ukraine could be tomorrow’s ...

In his first policy speech to parliament, the new leader also called the country’s birth rate situation a ‘quiet emergency’.

Japanese leadership in damage control amid pushback over proposal, which has been described as premature by Washington ...

Anchor] The newly launched Ishiba Cabinet is taking a cautious stance on the creation of an "Asian version of NATO," which ...