The latest escalation occurred in November after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested that Japan’s military forces could be deployed in the event of conflict in the Strait of Taiwan.

TOKYO: The government tried to demonstrate Japan-US solidarity ahead of the May 14 US-China summit by holding a series of meetings between ministers including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and US ...

In a recent phone conversation, President Donald Trump extended an invitation to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the United States this year, marking her first trip since assuming ...

There is a growing alignment between Tokyo and Washington in the defence sector. In January, Japanese defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi met Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth in Washington, and they agreed ...

The Japanese Prime Minister later noted that the US President gave a “detailed explanation” of his talks with Xi. Read more ...

Amid continuing uncertainty around trade and diplomacy between Japan and the US, Dentsu Public Relations has formed a partnership with an American think tank, the National Bureau of Asian Research ...

Analysts have questioned whether a lack of leader-level engagement has downgraded the Australia-India-Japan-US - Quad's ...